Neff Pedestrian & Bicycle Improvements Project

The Neff Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Project combines three Transportation System Plan ‘key route’ projects along NE Neff Road and NE Norton Avenue for people who ride bikes, walk and roll.

A 2020 Transportation GO Bond Project.

Thank you, voters!

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.

The shared use path improvements west of the Larkspur Trail, the Hillside Trail, and the Neighborhood Greenway improvement on Norton Avenue segments of this project will be constructed by ODOT (see map above) at a future date to be determined.

The project includes the following improvements as identified in the Transportation System Plan

• R3-A: Norton Ave. NE 6th St to NE 12th St. Neighborhood greenway. Create a low-stress bikeway on NE Norton Ave (SRTS3) – to be constructed by ODOT.
• R3-B: Hillside Trail. Connects NE 12th to Neff Rd. Hillside path. Close sidewalk gaps and create a switchback shared use path (SRTS); includes school zone enhancements – to be constructed by ODOT.
• R3-C: Neff Rd. NE 12th to Eagle Road. Shared use path adjacent to roadway; Close sidewalk gaps where possible and create a low-stress bikeway. – to be constructed in two separate sections.
  1. Larkspur Trail to Eagle Road will be constructed by City of Bend.
  2. 12th Street to west of Larkspur Trail – to be constructed by ODOT.

Potential Additional improvements:

• 11th Street and Norton Avenue intersection improvements – to be constructed during Phase 1 construction.

• May 27, 2026 – Pre-construction Information Booth

  The community is invited to drop by the pre-construction information booth to meet the project team and learn more about the project improvements and construction schedule.
  DATE: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
  TIME: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
  LOCATION: 1462 NE Cushing Dr. – Patio Area between Hablo Taco and Abe Capanna’s Pizza

• April 7, 2025 – Project Design Open House and Survey

  The survey is closed, however, feel free to browse the open house materials using the link above.

• October 21, 2024 – Pre-design Project Introduction Open House and Survey

  The survey is closed, however, feel free to browse the open house materials using the link above.

• 2025: Design
• June 2026 through Summer 2027: Phase 1 City of Bend Construction (East of Larkspur Trail to Eagle Road)
• TBD: Segments to be construction by ODOT

Please note: schedules are estimates and subject to change.

Improving the transportation system by focusing on safety is a City Council goal. Creating safer connections between neighborhoods, places of work, schools, parks and businesses, for people who ride bikes, walk or roll, is a City priority. The City is designing a variety of safer and more accessible bike and pedestrian routes throughout the community, including the Neff Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Project, aimed at improving east/west connectivity in a vital area of Bend.

• On September 2, 2020, the Bend City Council adopted the Bend Transportation System Plan by Ordinance No. NS-2381. Discover more about the Transportation System Plan’s background and purpose.
• Voters approved the Transportation GO Bond in November 2020.
• The Transportation Bond Oversight Committee prioritized the Neff Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements project.

The Neff Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Project combines three Transportation System Plan ‘key route’ projects along NE Neff Road and NE Norton Avenue for people who ride bikes, walk and roll.

Definitions

(as described in the Bend Transportation System Plan)

“Key Route” is a route is designed to be low stress for pedestrians and bicyclists, to provide safe and appealing connections to schools, parks, and cross-town travel.

“Neighborhood Greenway” is a shared roadway along a traffic-calmed local road.

This project is funded by the voter approved 2020 Transportation GO Bond. The project budget is limited. Community input during open house events and comment periods will help to help us prioritize the improvements and make travel along this corridor safer for all users.

Visit the GO Bond Dashboard for the latest budget information for this and other GO Bond projects.