No amendment needed! This was the top priority outlined in CET's TMP. Also named in Bend's TSP!

Targeted to roll out in near term with existing funding while Rt8, etc were mid-long term goals to come with expansion funds.

I know Bend grows fast, but all of this was envisioned in the plan.

I asked and she still has the printed copy! Adjust how much broth you serve up for more or less soupiness, but this is really good without modification.

Walmart is the most used bus stop in Bend, Oregon. It beats the next runner up by a whopping 60% more boardings.

This stop is away from the store, on the main drag, in a small island in a gas station lot, surrounded by busy driveways on each side.

You have to walk in traffic either direction.

I hear you, but head over to Flaming Geyser State Park near Black Diamond outside Seattle for underwhelming.

I has use my own lighter to reignite it.

There’s a flame down in that hole, I swear!

“…and a lack of viable public transport…”

Notice that word: viable.

This is an advocacy project in England, but the sentiment is common. Just having a line on a map doesn’t mean the service actually works for people.

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A day trip toward the coast has lots of options too. From Portland, I'd recommend a stop in Astoria with scenic hikes around Cape Disappointment.

See Deadmans Cove, a WWII fort, and the area where Lewis and Clark saw the Pacific.

Ecola State Park and Cannon Beach are another good option.

Enjoyed presenting on how to craft public transit programs to access the outdoors at this year's Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit!