Connecting the developments

City believes returning to old street patterns will make Bend better

By Christine Metz / The Bulletin
March 18, 2006

As subdivisions continue to sprout up in Bend, the city wants developers to follow traditional street patterns more closely.

Street grids, the foundation of Bend's oldest neighborhoods, were abandoned decades ago in favor of subdivisions with cul-de-sacs and curving streets. The street layouts....

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