Technology is a critical and evolving set of tools that can allow the City to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the transportation system and the regional and local environmental, economic, and social benefits of the Bend transportation system.

7-25    The City will partner with the public and private sectors to test new mobility technologies and consider implementing them. Pilot and/or demonstration projects will create efficient opportunities to test emerging mobility techniques and technologies and better understand their impacts, costs, and opportunities.

7-26    The City will develop the capability for collecting, managing, integrating, and analyzing transportation data to inform City decision-making on transportation.

7-27    The City recognizes that micromobility devices (e.g., small-wheeled vehicles such as bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, etc.) that provide increased mobility options may be an important part of our transportation system, and that demand for such services will likely increase in the future.

7-28    The City will support the expansion of infrastructure to accommodate and encourage electric vehicles and other alternatives to the internal combustion engine. The City will act as a role model by replacing appropriate City fleet vehicles with alternatives to the internal combustion vehicle as replacement opportunities occur.

7-29    The City recognizes that autonomous vehicles (which do not require the performance of a human operator for part or all of their functions) will be a part of the City’s transportation system in the near future.

7-30    The City will manage the curb zone area of the right-of-way to ensure flexibility and adaptability as parking and mobility technologies change.

7-31    The City will implement the Intelligent Transportation System Plan and work with ODOT and the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to regularly update the Plan.