The Wilson Avenue and Ninth Street roundabout – Bend's first-ever bicycle-protected roundabout – opened Thursday night. Completing the roundabout is a first milestone in the Wilson Avenue Corridor Project, which will provide a cycle-friendly corridor including protected bike lanes and shared use paths. "We are excited to open this one-of-a-kind, bike-protected roundabout as a pilot project," said Engineering and Infrastructure Planning Director Ryan Oster. "This highlights the progress we are making at delivering a safer multi-modal transportation system. We look forward to analyzing how well it works to make similar bike-protected improvements for future transportation projects." The roundabout will operate the same as a single-lane roundabout, but with a protected bike lane around the outside, between the sidewalk and vehicle lane. People who ride bikes will have the option to ride in the protected bike lane or the vehicle travel lane. This infographic h
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