Bend, Oregon

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Bend, Oregon
City of Bend
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View of Pilot Butte from downtown, 2022
Motto: 
Bend: Living at Its Best
Deschutes County Oregon Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bend Highlighted.svg
Location in Deschutes County
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Bend
Location in Oregon
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Bend
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°3′N121°18′W / 44.050°N 121.300°W / 44.050; -121.300
CountryUnited States
State Oregon
County Deschutes
Incorporated January 4, 1904
Government
   Mayor Melanie Kebler (D)
Area
[1]
  Total34.89 sq mi (90.37 km2)
  Land34.65 sq mi (89.73 km2)
  Water0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
Elevation
3,623 ft (1,104.3 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total99,178
  Density2,862.61/sq mi (1,105.27/km2)
Demonym Bendite [3] [4]
Time zone UTC−8 (PST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
97701–97703, 97707–97709
Area codes 458 and 541
FIPS code 41-05800 [5]
GNIS feature ID1137914 [6]
Website www.bendoregon.gov

Bend is a city in Central Oregon and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is located to the east of the Cascade Range, on the Deschutes River.

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The site became known by pioneers as a fordable crossing point of the river, where it was ran through a bend. An 1870s ranch popularized the name "Farewell Bend", with the post office later distinguishing the area as Bend. It was incorporated as a city in 1905, starting off as a logging town. In 1910, Mirror Pond was created as a dammed river reservoir to provide energy. In 1950, the two major logging companies were consolidated due to depleted timber, causing an economic drop. In later decades, it experienced rapid growth as a center of recreation.

Situated in high desert, Bend is bordered by the Deschutes National Forest to the southwest. Economically, it is a tourist destination, featuring recreational attractions (e.g. breweries, an amphitheater, and the last Blockbuster video-rental store) as well as outdoor sports, including mountain biking, fishing, hiking, camping, rock climbing, white-water rafting, skiing, paragliding, and golf.

Bend is Central Oregon's most populous city. In the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 99,178, with the eponymous metropolitan statistical area (MSA) population totaling 198,253. This makes the city and MSA the sixth most populous city and fifth largest metropolitan area in Oregon, respectively.

History

Early history

Native Americans hunted and fished in the area. In late 1824, members of a fur-trapping party led by Peter Skene Ogden visited the area. John C. Frémont, John Strong Newberry, and other United States Army survey parties came next. Subsequent pioneers heading further west passed through the area and forded the Deschutes River at a canyonless double bend, which may have actually been referred to as "Farewell Bend". [7] The area was settled by Euro-Americans in the 1870s. John Young Todd, a Missourian who participated in the Mexican War (and for whom Todd Lake is named), purchased a land claim in the area and named it "Farewell Bend Ranch". Todd sold this to John Sisemore in 1881, who applied for a post office in 1886. [8] Because the name "Farewell Bend" was already in use, it was shortened to "Bend" by the United States Post Office Department. [8]

20th century

View of downtown Bend, c. 1920 Bend Oregon Main Street 1920.jpg
View of downtown Bend, c.1920
Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company in 1922 Brooks Scanlon Lumber Company, near Bend, Oregon, showing two burners and a general view of the plant (3466775282).jpg
Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company in 1922

Constructed in May 1901, the Pilot Butte Development Company's little plant was the first commercial sawmill in Bend, also providing the town's first irrigation. [8] The original location was at the rear of the Pilot Butte Inn of later years. Steidl and Reed also set up a small mill in Bend in 1903. This was on the Deschutes River just below the Pioneer Park area. The mill was operated by water power. [9]

A small community developed around the area. In 1904, a city was incorporated by a general vote of the community's 300 residents; it was platted by Pilot Butte Development Company on May 28, 1904. [7] On January 4, 1905, the city held its first official meeting as an incorporated municipality, appointing A. H. Goodwillie as its first mayor.

In 1910, Mirror Pond was created by the construction of the Bend Water, Light & Power Company dam on the Deschutes River in Bend. The dam provided the city with its initial source of electricity. The dam has been owned by Pacific Power since 1926 and still produces electricity that supplies approximately 200 Bend households. [10] In 1916, Deschutes County was formed from the western half of Crook County and Bend was designated as the county seat. [11] In 1929, Bend amended the charter and adopted the council–manager form of government.

The 1950 closure of Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Company (which was sold to Brooks-Scanlon), due to a lack of significant timber, caused the largest economic drop in the region since the Great Depression. [12] In later decades, it experienced rapid growth as a center for both recreation and retirement.

21st century

On August 28, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at a Safeway grocery store in Bend. Two senior citizens, one of whom was an employee at the store, were killed, and two others were wounded before the gunman committed suicide. [13]

Geography

Bend sits on the boundary of the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills, a Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, and California, and the Deschutes River Valley, a Level IV ecoregion within the Blue Mountains Level III ecoregion. [14]

The Deschutes River runs through Bend, where it is dammed to form Mirror Pond. [10] Bend's elevation is 3,623 feet (1,104 metres) above sea level. [15] The city has a total area of 33.27 square miles (86.17 square kilometres), of which 33.01 sq mi (85.50 km2) is land and 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) is water. [16]

Inside the city limits is Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint, an old cinder cone. Bend is one of three cities in the continental U.S. (with Portland, Oregon, and Jackson, Mississippi) to have an extinct volcano within its city limits. [17] It is reached by U.S. Route 20. A lesser known characteristic of Bend, the Horse Lava Tube System enters and borders the eastern edge of the city. [18] [19] Just south of Bend is Newberry National Volcanic Monument on U.S. Route 97.

Climate

Bend, Oregon
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Bend's climate is typical of the high desert with cool nights and sunny days, classified as semi-arid (Köppen climate classification BSk ). Annual precipitation averages 11.2 in (280 mm). Annual average snowfall is 23.8 inches (60.5 cm). [20] The winter season in Bend provides a mean temperature of 31.1 °F (−0.5 °C) in December. [20] Nighttime temperatures are not much lower than daytime highs during the winter. Annually, the lowest nighttime temperature is typically −5 °F (−21 °C) to −10 °F (−23 °C) (Zone 6). [21]

Central Oregon summers are marked by their very large diurnal temperature ranges, with a July daily average of 64.5 °F (18.1 °C), and an average diurnal temperature variation approaching 35 °F (20 °C). [20] Hard frosts are not unheard of during the summer months. Autumn usually brings warm, dry days and cooler nights. Bend is known for its annual Indian summer.

Bend's growing season is short; according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service, in half of the years between 1971 and 2000, the USDA weather station in Bend recorded the last below-freezing temperatures after July 3 and the first below-freezing temperatures before August 31. [22] Based on 1981–2010 normals, the average window for freezing temperatures is September 13 through June 19.

Monthly and Annual Average Temperatures (deg F), Bend, 1991–2020 [20]
ParameterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
Mean number of days

Max 90 or more

0.00.00.00.00.21.27.06.01.30.00.00.015.7
Min 32 or less25.024.224.119.49.01.90.00.33.313.920.626.2167.9
Max 32 or less4.62.40.50.00.00.00.00.00.00.11.34.613.5
Min 0 or less0.20.50.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.30.81.8
Climate data for Bend, Oregon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)71
(22)
76
(24)
83
(28)
93
(34)
93
(34)
107
(42)
104
(40)
103
(39)
100
(38)
91
(33)
77
(25)
68
(20)
107
(42)
Mean maximum °F (°C)57.3
(14.1)
59.8
(15.4)
67.6
(19.8)
76.3
(24.6)
83.3
(28.5)
88.9
(31.6)
94.8
(34.9)
94.9
(34.9)
90.0
(32.2)
80.2
(26.8)
66.2
(19.0)
55.0
(12.8)
96.5
(35.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)42.5
(5.8)
45.7
(7.6)
51.7
(10.9)
57.7
(14.3)
66.3
(19.1)
73.7
(23.2)
83.8
(28.8)
83.3
(28.5)
75.8
(24.3)
63.0
(17.2)
49.1
(9.5)
41.0
(5.0)
61.1
(16.2)
Daily mean °F (°C)33.6
(0.9)
35.0
(1.7)
39.7
(4.3)
44.1
(6.7)
51.6
(10.9)
57.8
(14.3)
66.2
(19.0)
65.5
(18.6)
58.5
(14.7)
48.3
(9.1)
38.6
(3.7)
32.1
(0.1)
47.6
(8.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)24.6
(−4.1)
24.3
(−4.3)
27.6
(−2.4)
30.5
(−0.8)
37.0
(2.8)
42.0
(5.6)
48.6
(9.2)
47.8
(8.8)
41.3
(5.2)
33.7
(0.9)
28.2
(−2.1)
23.3
(−4.8)
34.1
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Mean minimum °F (°C)7.3
(−13.7)
8.8
(−12.9)
16.6
(−8.6)
20.6
(−6.3)
25.3
(−3.7)
31.1
(−0.5)
38.5
(3.6)
37.5
(3.1)
29.1
(−1.6)
19.7
(−6.8)
12.3
(−10.9)
5.9
(−14.5)
−1.6
(−18.7)
Record low °F (°C)−26
(−32)
−26
(−32)
−13
(−25)
8
(−13)
11
(−12)
21
(−6)
27
(−3)
22
(−6)
12
(−11)
0
(−18)
−14
(−26)
−25
(−32)
−26
(−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.41
(36)
0.99
(25)
0.70
(18)
0.79
(20)
0.97
(25)
0.68
(17)
0.44
(11)
0.35
(8.9)
0.31
(7.9)
0.65
(17)
1.26
(32)
2.01
(51)
10.62
(270)
Average snowfall inches (cm)6.4
(16)
5.5
(14)
1.5
(3.8)
0.7
(1.8)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.2
(0.51)
2.0
(5.1)
5.3
(13)
21.6
(55)
Average precipitation days8.77.16.06.05.33.82.22.12.04.07.08.863.0
Average snowy days4.22.81.20.50.00.00.00.00.00.21.43.613.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 173.6159.6235.6300.0327.0339.0372.0368.9324.0207.7189.0167.43,163.8
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.65.77.610.010.911.312.011.910.86.76.35.48.7
Percent possible sunshine 60546374747379868660656170
Source 1: NOAA [20] [23]
Source 2: Weather Atlas [24]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1910 536
1920 5,415910.3%
1930 8,84863.4%
1940 10,02113.3%
1950 11,40913.9%
1960 11,9364.6%
1970 13,71014.9%
1980 17,26325.9%
1990 20,46918.6%
2000 52,029154.2%
2010 76,63947.3%
2020 99,17829.4%
2022 (est.)103,254 [25] 4.1%
source: [26]
U.S. Decennial Census [27] [2]
The location of the Bend-Prineville CSA and its components:
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Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area
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The location of the Bend-Prineville CSA and its components:
  Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area
  Prineville Micropolitan Statistical Area

Bend is the larger principal city of the Bend-Prineville CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Bend metropolitan area (Deschutes County) and the Prineville micropolitan area (Crook County), [28] [29] [30] which had a combined estimated population of 216,310 by the United States Census Bureau in 2008. [5]

2020 census

Bend had a population of 99,178 in the 2020 U.S. census. [31]

Bend, Oregon – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [32] Pop 2010 [33] Pop 2020 [34] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)47,66066,91181,35591.60%87.31%82.03%
Black or African American alone (NH)139334450.27%0.43%0.45%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)3664864660.70%0.63%0.47%
Asian alone (NH)5139181,6020.99%1.20%1.62%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)39891410.07%0.12%0.14%
Other race alone (NH)44805480.08%0.10%0.55%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)8721,5665,5211.68%2.04%5.57%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,3966,2569,1004.61%8.16%9.18%
Total52,02976,63999,178100.00%100.00%100.00%

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 76,639 people, 31,790 households, and 19,779 families residing in the city. [35] [36] The population density was 2,321.7/sq mi (896.4/km2). There were 36,110 housing units at an average density of 1,093.9/sq mi (422.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.4% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 8.2% of the population.

There were 31,790 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.8% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the city was 36.6 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 12.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

2000 census

As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 52,029 people, 21,062 households, and 13,395 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,624.8 people per sq mi (627.4/km2). There were 22,507 housing units at an average density of 702.9 per sq mi (271.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.98% White, 0.28% African American, 0.79% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.61% of the population.

There were 21,062 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42, and the average family size was 2.92.

The age distribution was 24.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,857, and in 2006 the median income for a family of four is $58,800. Males had a median income of $33,377 versus $25,094 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,624. About 6.9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

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A median household income map of Bend

Tourism is one of Bend's largest sectors. The Mount Bachelor ski resort brings in tourists from all over Oregon, Washington, and California. The nearby Cascade Lakes are also a large draw for tourists. Recreational activities include downhill and cross country skiing, hiking, biking, rafting, golfing, camping, fishing, picnicking, rock climbing, and general sightseeing. Transient room tax revenues through the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 equaled $2,221,610. [37]

The transient room tax is used in partnership with Visit Bend and the Bend Economic Development Advisory Board to convert visitors to Bend into residents and business owners. [38] In 2011, Visit Bend reported that families are the largest demographic that visit Bend (35%), while couples with no children make up the second largest portion (24%) of visitors to the city. [39] During the same year, tourism generated $570 million and employed 16% of the city's workforce. [39] Brauns, L. (2021, November 21). According to a 2019 economic impact data from Travel Oregon, “the local tourism industry employs 10,000 people and brings in more than $1 billion into the regional economy” [40]

Room taxes attributed to tourism in Bend is divided up to be given back to the community. Bend, Oregon depends on $7 million in the room tax income that essentially funds services for Streets, Fire, and Police. $3 million are specifically contributed to Tourism Promotion. [41] As of April 2021, the Bend City Council has agreed to spend an undisclosed portion of the $3 million to maintain some of the trails in the city. [42]

Bend is home to the Deschutes Brewery, the eighth-largest craft brewery in the nation and the largest of over a dozen microbreweries in the city. [43] Each year the city hosts many events celebrating its brewing culture, including the Bend Oktoberfest, the Little Woody Barrel Aged Brew and Whiskey Fest, Bend Brewfest, and Central Oregon Beer Week. Beer aficionados can also visit many of the breweries along the Bend Ale Trail. As of 2018, there were 23 breweries in Bend [44] and 4 hard cider companies. Since 2017, Bend's Worthy Brewing has hosted an observatory with a 16-inch reflecting Ritchey–Chrétien telescope. [45] [46]

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The last remaining Blockbuster in the world, on Route 20 and Revere Ave

In 2005, Bend's economic profile comprised five industry categories: tourism (7,772 jobs); healthcare and social services (6,062 jobs); professional, scientific and technical services (1,893 jobs); wood products manufacturing (1,798 jobs); and recreation and transportation equipment (1,065 jobs). [47]

In 2019, the officially licensed Blockbuster Video in the city became the last remaining one in the world. [48] [49]

Much of Bend's rapid growth in recent years is also due to its attraction as a retirement destination. The rapid population growth has fostered organizations such as Central Oregon Landwatch and Oregon Solutions. [50]

Bend has also become a commuter town for a number of tech workers in the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle metropolitan area despite the extreme commute, due to its appeal to the outdoors as well as its relatively cheap cost of living compared to the skyrocketing rent and housing prices of the Bay Area and Seattle. [51] [52]

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Lumber mill and Pilot Butte

Construction and real estate

In 2005 construction and real estate accounted for 17.3 percent of all jobs in the Bend metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which constitutes all of Deschutes County. [53] This figure is about 70 percent more than the proportion of construction and real estate jobs in the Oregon and national economies. [54] Construction activity in Bend appears to be slowing. The number of building permit applications received by the Bend City Building Division fell from 826 in August 2006 to 533 in August 2007, a 35 percent decrease. [55]

A large influx of new residents drawn by Bend's lifestyle amenities, along with the low interest rates and easy lending that fostered a national housing boom in 2001–05, resulted in increased activity in Bend's construction and real estate sectors and caused the rate of home price appreciation in Bend to grow substantially during that period. [56] Median home prices in the Bend MSA increased by over 80% in the 2001–05 period. [57]

In June 2006, Money magazine named the Bend MSA the fifth most overpriced real estate market in the United States. [58] By September 2006, the Bend metro area ranked second in the list of most overpriced housing markets, and in June 2007 it was named the most overpriced housing market in America. [59] [60]

The 2008−09 housing downturn had a strong effect on Bend's housing and economic situation. According to the Seattle Times, [61] single-family home prices dropped more than 40 percent from a peak of $396,000 in May 2007 to $221,000 in March 2009. Additional signs of the housing downturn include an April 2009 Deschutes county unemployment rate of 12.6 percent and in a tri-county area of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties a 66 percent rise in homelessness from 2006 to 2,237. [61]

In May 2010, the Federal Housing and Finance Agency released a report in which Bend had the largest price drop in the country, 23 percent, from first quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010. [62]

Arts and culture

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Tower Theatre
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Mirror Pond from Drake Park during the winter

The city is becoming known for its burgeoning art scene, and is home to numerous visual and fine art galleries, [63] as well as the independent BendFilm Festival, which launched in 2004. [64]

There are numerous public art displays, including the Roundabout Art Route tour of outdoor sculptures throughout the city. [65]

Museums

National Register of Historic Places

Attractions

Natural history

Sports

Bend is home to the Bend Elks of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League. The Elks play at Vince Genna Stadium. Former minor league teams include the Bend Rockies, Bend Bucks, Bend Phillies, Bend Timber Hawks, and Bend Rainbows.

Bend is also the home of the Central Oregon Hotshots of the International Basketball League. The Central Oregon Steelheaders, continually one of the top teams in the NW conference of the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL), play at the Central Oregon Indoor Sports Center in Bend.

Bend is the home of the professional cross-country skiing team XC Oregon, which competes in races locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. [66]

Bend has had success in landing major sporting events such as the 2008 and 2009 USA Winter Triathlon National Championships, the 2008 and 2009 XTERRA Trail Running National Championships, the 2009 and 2010 United States National Cyclo-cross Championships, the 2009 and 2010 USA Cycling Elite Road National Championships and the 2013, 2015 and 2016 USA Cross Country Championships. [67]

In 2019 and 2020, Bend hosted USA Climbing's pro and youth National Bouldering Championships. [68] [69]

A popular spot for cycling, Bend has over 300 mi (480 km) of mountain bike trails and is the home to the Cascade Cycling Classic, the nation's longest running stage race for road bicycle racing. Bend was recently[ when? ] named the top mountain bike city in Mountain Bike Action magazine.

Bend features the Bend Roughriders RFC, a men's division 3 Rugby Football Club. [70]

Bend's Lava City Roller Dolls became a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association in April, 2009. [71]

Bend's Pole Pedal Paddle is one of the Pacific Northwest's premier athletic events. It is a relay race held each spring with six legs that include alpine skiing/snowboarding, cross-country skiing, biking, running, canoeing/kayaking and sprinting. The event begins at Mount Bachelor and ends in the Old Mill District. [72]

Bend is also home to the Deschutes County Rocks Boxing Team, a USA Boxing program ran by Level III USA Boxing coach Richard Miller, who is also the Golden Gloves & Silver Gloves President. February of each year Coach Miller hosts the Oregon State Golden Gloves Boxing Championship at Eagle Crest resort, a two-day event that highlights the best Olympic-bound boxers in the Northwest while bringing hundreds of boxing fans to the area. The program is non-profit and raises money for youth in the community. [73]

Running is also a popular sport in Bend. The city is home to the Cascade Lakes Relay, Bend Beer Chase, Haulin' Aspen Trail Marathon, XTERRA Trail Running National Championships, and the Pilot Butte Challenge. The Cascade Lakes Relay is the largest sporting event in Central Oregon with over 3,000 participants each year. One of the largest running clubs in Bend is Central Oregon Running Klub (CORK). In 2006 Bend was named the best trail running city by Outside magazine, [74] because of 51 mi (82 km) of in-town trails. [75] Runners also enjoy parks such as Shevlin, Tumalo Falls, and Deschutes River Trail.

With the opening of the Bend Pavilion ice rink in 2015, Bend established its first USA Hockey sanctioned amateur ice hockey program, the Bend Rapids. The Rapids field four different teams in the 10u, 12u, 14u and high school divisions. In January the pavilion hosts the Cascade Invitational Hockey tournament. The three-day tournament features amateur hockey teams from Washington and Oregon.

Parks and recreation

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Farewell Bend Park

The Bend Park & Recreation District protects the parks, natural areas, recreational facilities, gardens, and trails of Bend.

Education

Higher education

Central Oregon Community College and the OSU-Cascades Campus of Oregon State University offer two- and four-year programs.

Public schools

The Bend area is served by Bend–La Pine School District. It contains five high schools (Bend, Marshall, Mountain View, La Pine, Caldera High School, and Summit). It also contains six middle schools (Cascade, High Desert, Pilot Butte, Pacific Crest, La Pine and Sky View), and 19 elementary schools which include three magnet schools.

Within Bend-LaPine, additional special schools include an environmentally focused middle school and high school called Realms. Charter schools include Desert Sky Montessori and the K-8 Bend International School. [76]

Private schools

Private schools in the area include Eastmont School, Cascades Academy of Central Oregon, Seven Peaks, Waldorf School of Bend, St. Francis of Assisi, Morning Star Christian, and Trinity Lutheran School.

Media

Newspapers
Television
Radio

AM

FM

Infrastructure

Transportation

Air

The nearest commercial airport is Roberts Field (RDM) in Redmond, 18 mi (29 km) north of Bend. Alaska Airlines, Avelo Airlines, Horizon Air and SkyWest Airlines (flying as Alaska Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express) provide direct service to Burbank, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Denver, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Rosa, and San Francisco. The U.S. Forest Service operates an air base and training center for firefighting.

Bend Municipal Airport (KBDN) is located 5 mi (8 km) northeast of the city and serves general aviation. Several significant general aviation companies are based at Bend Airport, including Precise Flight, which develops oxygen systems, speed brakes, landing lights and other modifications for general aviation aircraft, and Epic Aircraft.

Bus

The Bend Hawthorne Transit Center is a hub for the Cascades East Transit center with connections to intercity bus services including Pacific Crest Bus Lines, POINT Intercity Bus Service, the People Mover, and the Central Oregon Breeze. [79]

Bend was previously the only metropolitan area west of the Mississippi River without a public bus system. A measure that would have created a transit district was on the November 2004 ballot, but was defeated 53 to 41 percent. As of August 2006, however, funding was acquired and the B.A.T. (Bend Area Transit) bus service began on a limited basis. Buses have been running since September 27, 2006. [80]

During summer 2007, not a single bus purchased was in operation (though several were due to weak A/C systems) and litigation was underway. [81]

There are currently nine fixed bus routes offered by Cascades East Transit [82] in Bend. The city is also started experimenting with a shared-ride van in 2019. [83] The project was initially designed to find a replacement for a cancelled route that had limited riders. [84]

Roads and highways

Roundabout sculptures
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Horse on Butler Market & 8th
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Crescent moon on Shevlin Park Rd

Bend lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 97. The latter runs on an expressway alignment through the city known as the Bend Parkway; a business route for US 97 runs along 3rd Street. The city is also served by the Century Drive Highway No. 372 which provides access to Mount Bachelor.

In an effort to improve the safety of the city's non-driving residents, Bend has been implementing roundabouts within the city. [85]

Rail

A BNSF main line runs north–south through the city; there are numerous spurs off of the main line which serve industrial rail customers. The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ran passenger service six days a week on a mixed train along that line from Bend to Wishram, Washington until some point between 1968 and 1970. [86] [87] The closest Amtrak station is in Chemult, approximately 65 mi (105 km) to the south; it is served by the Seattle–Los Angeles Coast Starlight .

Sustainable practices

In 2016, Bend adopted the Transportation System Plan, which is a 20-year plan that strives to achieve a healthy, equitable future for the entire community. The city is using community input to help this plan move forward, using experiments and data to drive their decisions on how people move within the city while incorporating land use throughout. [88]

In July 2019, Oregon State University Cascade launched a ride share program as part of a study called Ride Bend, which was active until March 2020. Ride Bend hired the transit company Downtowner to help set up and implement an on demand, app based, electric van service in Bend's west side. Part of Ride Bend's study was to see whether people prefer sharing rides to get to their destination over fixed bus routes. [89]

Ride Bend noticed that few people were using public transportation within the city, and many bus systems, such as Cascades East Transit, had to cancel their services because not enough people were taking the bus. Ride Bend not only succeeded in getting people to use public transportation again, effectively helping with traffic calming, but they also brought people to broader areas within the city. [89]

An estimated 40,000 people have moved to Bend since the Transportation System Plan was written, and most of them brought cars with them. [90]

While Ride Bend is directly addressing carbon emissions, plenty of other businesses surrounding Bend are reducing the amount of impact a car has on the environment after its use. Tires can be processed and reused, batteries and oil can be treated so no toxic waste gets put into the surface runoff in the streets and landfill. [90] While the Transportation System Plan just began in 2016, the city looks towards a 20-year investment in creating a brighter future in transportation use and waste management.

Notable people

Sister cities

Bend has multiple sister cities:

See also

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