PAST LECTURES
Over its near 20-year history, Building a Better Bend has brought a variety of thought leaders and industry experts to Bend to discuss smart growth topics. Here is a sampling of the lectures we’ve done over the years.
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October 15, 2024
Where will we Live? A Focus on Housing in Central Oregon. Part 3: Coming Together For Housing Clark Anderson with Katy Brooks View the presentation below: September 12, 2024
Where will we Live? A Focus on Housing in Central Oregon. Part 2: Innovating Housing Solutions Michael Eliason & Mark Fretz View the presentation below: May 9, 2024
Where will we Live? A Focus on Housing in Central Oregon. Part 1: Homelessness is a Housing Problem Dr. Gregg Colburn View the presentation below:
April 18, 2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Oregon's Land Use Laws Part 1: How Did Oregon Get So Unique? Jeff Mapes & Robert Liberty View the presentation below:
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2021 |
November 8, 2021
Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town Charles "Chuck" Marohn, Strong Towns View the presentation below: October 14, 2021
Measure What You Value: Teeing Up More Meaningful Planning with an Equity Atlas Jay Renkens, MIG View the presentation below:
September 23, 2021
The Rising Tide: Housing, Development and "Messy Cities" in an Era of Extreme Uncertainty and Change Kevin Klinkenberg, Midtown KC Now View the presentation below: |
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May 27, 2021
Top Five Mistakes Cities and States are Making When Implementing Missing Middle Housing Daniel Parolek, Opticos Design View the presentation below: |
Building a Better Bend Board Member, Karen Swirsky wrote a review of Daniel's new book, Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today's Housing Crisis. Read her thoughts on Daniel's book and purchase through the button below. Book Review >> |
2020 |
November 10, 2020
Will COVID-19 Permanently Alter Teleworking and Commuting Patterns? Matt Kittelson & Jorge Barrios, Kittelson & Associates View the presentation below: October 20, 2020
Streets for Living: How the public realm can transform Bend's growth from good to great. Blaine Merker, Gehl View the Presentation below: |
2019 |
November 5, 2019
SLO Growth: A Peer City Conversation with San Luis Obispo Architect, Jim Duffy August 15, 2019 Redevelopment in the Bend Central District Avoiding the Pitfalls of Urban Renewal by Michelle Reeves View the Presentation May 29, 2019 Drainage & Density: The Forgotten Infrastructure Presented by Hye Yeong Kwon, Center for Watershed Protection |
2018 |
October 18, 2018
Boulder-Sized Transportation Solutions Mike Gardner-Sweeney See Boulder’s Transportation Report Card View the Presentation September 26, 2018 Love, Neuroscience & the City Jeffrey Tumlin April 23, 2018 Drivers of Innovation Alex Joyce, Mary Kyle McCurdy and Bruce Warner |
2017 |
November 1, 2017
Density, Dollars & Development: The Economics of Land Use in Bend Joe Minicozzi View the presentation April 10, 2017 Solving Bend’s Missing Middle Housing Puzzle Daniel Parolek View the presentation |
2016 |
November 1, 2016
Bend Grows UP, Part 3: Developer Strategies Tom Cody and Alex Joyce October 20, 2016 Bend Grows UP, Part 2: Removing barriers and mobilizing a vision Derick O’ Neill May 19, 2016 Bend Grows UP, Part 1: Understanding vertical development and its impact on our city Katherine Schultz |
2015 |
July 16, 2015
Central Oregon Trends and Opportunities to 2040: Implications for housing, transportation & economic development Dr. Arthur C. Nelson March 18, 2015 Moving Beyond the Automobile: Multi-Modal Planning Chris Comeau |
2014 |
November 11, 2014
Accessory Dwellings: Petite, Discreet & Affordable Homes Eli Spevak October 10, 2014 Introductory lecture for the Green & Solar Home Tour Jim Sallis July 17, 2014 Moving to the Future: Envisioning Better Public Transit for Central Oregon Todd Litman |
2013 |
November 14, 2013
Parking Plays a Big Part: Creating Great Business Districts Rick Williams October 17, 2013 Prospects for Collaboration: Common Opportunities for a Small City Campus David Bagnoli September 25, 2013 Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World Ross Chapin |