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14th Street Reconstruction Project – April 26, 2018
 
  • The great Spring weather is enabling the construction crews to complete various tasks ahead of schedule. Look for the potential reopening of the Simpson Roundabout as early as the week of May 14. Great job K&E and Roger Langliers Construction.
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  • Businesses along the 14th St/Century Dr corridor are open for business. Traffic control changes in the construction area allow main accesses as well as alternative accesses to remain open.
 
  • Residential areas near to the construction project continue to experience vehicle traffic traveling at excessive speeds. Speed radars have been installed on Columbia St near NW Albany Av.
‘Slow Down, It’s Our Neighborhood’ signs are available at the nearby DOWL office, 963 SW Simpson Av, second floor.
  • The  two 14th St access points from the old Rays commercial area will be undergoing driveway work beginning next week. Please follow routing signs for smooth traffic flows to and from businesses within this plaza.
 
14th Street Reconstruction Project – April 6, 2018 
  • The Simpson Av./Century Dr. Roundabout is expected to be fully closed on April 9. It is projected to reopen in mid-May.
 
  • Pedestrian ways in and around the Simpson Av./Century Dr. roundabout will change as different sections of the roundabout are impacted. Please allow more time for travel and follow the posted pedestrian detour routes.
 
  • Planned waterline upgrades in the Simpson Av./Century Dr. roundabout are anticipated during late night hours, 11 pm – 5 am. In the next few weeks. Door to door 72 hour notice will be provided to affected consumers.
 
  • Cascade Natural Gas will continue construction of utility upgrades along 14th St, between Newport and Galveston, expected to be complete in early June, 2018.  The southbound lane will be closed along this segment for the entire construction duration.
     Below: temporary widening and pedestrian paths along the corridor. Blue tubular markers indicate business access points.


Code Update -  City Wide ReZone
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map Alignment
Bend has two maps that determine how land can be used: the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Map.  There are slight differences between the two and a conversation is brewing over how to align those two maps. There is a proposal to do a blanket rezone of 2,634 acres rather than a parcel by parcel approach. 
The topic came up in City Council Feb 7th.in a work session,
Video taped and online for review see link below.
 View the slides presented on the issue here (PDF) by City Planning, Colin Stevens.

You can skip to what you want to see and hear by clicking on the agenda item next to the video
https://www.bendoregon.gov/government/city-council/city-council-meeting-agendas-video -  Feb
 
click on #6  plan zone conflicts  - see presentation and you can also skip ahead to councilors comments to the 4 suggestions, majority felt they would go with #1 or #2



 

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