Neff Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Project

Welcome to the Virtual Design Open House for City of Bend's Neff Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Project.

To use this site, continue scrolling to read and interact with site features.

At the bottom of this website, there is a survey link that will allow inputs from April 7th to 21st, 2025.

Neff Road connects to schools, parks, trails, medical facilities and more — places that kids, parents, commuters and others in the City traveling east to west need to reach. Neff Road is identified on the GO Bond project list as one of the Citywide Key Routes to improve safe travel on a connected system for pedestrians and bicyclists including improvements that leverage existing bike/ped systems by providing protected and/or buffered bike lanes, connecting to existing or future Bend Park and Recreation District off street paths, and/or provide sidewalk infill.

For more information including background and funding information please visit the City's project website  here .

...is a system of connected infrastructure that allows cyclists of all abilities, including children, to comfortably and safely access their destinations. Examples include protected bike lanes, separated pathways, and Neighborhood.

...is a shared roadway located along a traffic-calmed local road.

...are connected segments of low stress bicycle facilities and shared pathways that allow travel across the City.

Please note: schedules are estimates and subject to change.

In response to the existing needs/opportunities along the corridor, project goals, and community feedback, the project team has developed and evaluated a range of potential improvements for the Neff Rd and Norton Ave Key Routes as well as the Hillside Trail connection between them. As summarized below, these improvement alternatives have been combined into three preferred options based on available project budget ($3.59M) and potential additional funding ($2.4M).

If you would like to have the survey prompts up while browsing the option comparisons, please select  this link  to open the survey in a separate browser.

Use the maps below to "pan around" and compare the project areas prior to taking the survey below. To zoom, use either the plus or minus icons at the bottom right or double click with your mouse. Use the arrows in the center of the map to "swipe" and compare the three sets of design options.

Option 1 (left): Emphasize System Connectivity

Option 2 (right): Emphasize Enhanced Access Near Schools

Option 1 (left): Emphasize System Connectivity

Option 3 (right): Additional Funding - Includes Most Improvements

Option 2 (left): Emphasize Enhanced Access Near Schools

Option 3 (right): Additional Funding - Includes Most Improvements

The project team would like your input using the survey  here .

Comments will be open from April 7 through 21.