At the February 18, 2025, City Council meeting, the North Bend City Council voted unanimously to approve a Resolution accepting a Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) grant and dedication of matching city funds for Phase 1 of the North Bend Way Complete Streets Corridor Capital Project.
As a main street through town, North Bend Way connects residents and visitors to our neighborhoods, parks, local businesses, and other community gathering places. The Complete Streets Plan will enhance this highly visible local street with heightened accessibility, safety, and connectivity for people of all ages and abilities. It also incorporates our community’s value in maintaining North Bend’s small-town character by creating more pedestrian connections to local community assets, such as parks and other gathering places.
Phase 1 of the Complete Streets Program involves a segment of North Bend Way between the Tollgate Park Entrance, located at 1300 W North Bend Way, and the Ribary Creek Bridge, a total of 2,400 feet along North Bend Way. The project will include reducing the four-lane cross section on North Bend Way to two lanes of traffic, connecting the Historic District of Downtown North Bend to Tollgate Park.
In July 2022, the city began working with consultant Parametrix to prepare the conceptual Complete Street Corridor Plan, with community input from two public workshops and an online survey that summer. The TIB grant was awarded to the city on November 22, 2024, in the amount of $1,002,519, with a requirement that the city provide matching funds of $220,066. These matching funds will be funded through Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) and/or Transportation Benefit District (TBD) funds.
Next steps include the selection of a design consultant, with construction anticipated to begin in 2027.
Watch Council deliberate on the Resolution to accept the TIB grant and dedication of matching city funds for Phase 1 by visiting the City’s Media Center webpage (beginning at approximately 43 minutes in). Read more about Phase 1 by viewing the February 18 City Council meeting packet (beginning on page 5).