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PAST LECTURES

Over its 15-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.

2021

November 8, 2021
Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town
Charles "Chuck" Marohn, Strong Towns
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October 14, 2021
Measure What You Value: Teeing Up More Meaningful Planning with an Equity Atlas
Jay Renkens, MIG
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September 23, 2021
The Rising Tide: Housing, Development and "Messy Cities" in an Era of Extreme Uncertainty and Change
Kevin Klinkenberg, Midtown KC Now
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May 27, 2021
Top Five Mistakes Cities and States are Making When Implementing Missing Middle Housing
Daniel Parolek, Opticos Design
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2020

November 10, 2020
​Will COVID-19 Permanently Alter Teleworking and Commuting Patterns? 
Matt Kittelson & Jorge Barrios, Kittelson & Associates
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October 20, 2020
Streets for Living: How the public realm can transform Bend's growth from good to great.
Blaine Merker, Gehl
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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
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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
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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
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April 10, 2017
Solving Bend’s Missing Middle Housing Puzzle
Daniel Parolek
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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 (need to find photo)
 
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

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