ODOT outlines plans, seeks public feedback on Bend-to-Lava Lands multi-use trail
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Department of Transportation is inviting the public to provide feedback on plans for a paved multi-use trail from south of Bend to the Lava Lands Visitor Center.
The proposed six-mile long trail will start south of Bend at the Baker Road/Knott Road interchange. From there, it will wind through a forest and old lava flow, terminating at the Lava Lands Visitor Center at Lava Butte.
Along the way, the multi-use trail provides connections to the High Desert Museum, Sun Lava trail system, and Sunriver.
From my front door on NE Lotus Drive, adjacent to Pilot Butte, there s a paved bikeable foot path that tracks all the way to Reed Market Road, straight through the heart of the Larkspur neighborhood no stop lights and very few street crossings. Its two variations are known as Larkspur and Coyner Trails, however, I informally refer to the network as the Eastside Promenade (Prom). The Coyner Trail extends between Juniper Park and Ponderosa Park, describes Bend Park and Recreation District on its website. Paved and off-street, it gently rolls along the west of Bear Creek Elementary School from park to park. The Larkspur Trail, meanwhile, runs through the heart of east Bend, BPRD describes.
Two companies appeal OSHA fines in roofer’s fatal fall at Caldera HS construction site
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The general contractor and roofing subcontractor for the new Caldera High School under construction in southeast Bend have been fined about $6,000 in total for safety violations that Oregon OSHA alleges led to a roofer’s fatal fall last August. Both companies are appealing the fines.
James Bickers, 37, of Bend, died last August 4 after a 40-foot fall from the roof of the school being built at Southeast 15
th Street and Knott Road, due for completion this fall.
In a decision issued Dec. 31, River Roofing of Redmond was given a $3,600 proposed civil penalty for failing to “take all reasonable means” to ensure safety in the workplace.
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Alpenglow Park to include off-leash dog area, event pavilion, bouldering
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) A new community park has broken ground in southeast Bend that will have a wide variety of features, from an event pavilion and off-leash area for dogs to the Bend Park and Rec District s first sprayground water feature.
The park district has started construction of Alpenglow Community Park. Located on SE 15
th Street a half-mile north of Knott Road, this 37-acre park is in one of Bend’s rapidly growing areas and will serve as a hub for recreation activities, community gatherings, opportunities to enjoy nature and connection to trails.