Upcoming LECTUREs
Creating Bend’s Civic Space: How Public-Private Partnerships Make It Happen
A Discussion with James Lima, President of
JLP+D based in New York, New York
JLP+D based in New York, New York
Thursday November 5th, 2026
6pm at
Ray Hall at OSU Cascades
Doors Open At 5:30pm
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envisionING, developING, and implementING transformative initiatives to create more vibrant, equitable and resilient places for allJames will share insights on how his company has advised public, private, and non-profit clients on real estate development, economic development, land use planning, public-private partnerships and public realm strategies. His diverse expertise has helped identify and generate untapped market demand, unlocked a location’s unique potential to better attract talent and investment, and devised the governance and financing mechanisms to capture the value created, while aiming to maximize public benefits for communities.
At this lecture, we will consider: - Should Bend have central “urban living rooms” like the town squares,plazas, and piazzas that anchor community life across the rest of the globe? - Should our new districts and neighborhood commercial centers be designed around public spaces that invite social life, play, and discovery? - How can public-private partnerships (P3s) help us achieve more of these special places? Forging PUBLIC-PRIVATE PATNERSHIPS THAT ACHIEVE policy priorities, meet financial objectives, and deliver tangible economic, fiscal, and community benefits.Join us to learn about the science and design secrets of Placemaking As An Economic Engine For All. Our speaker, James Lima, is the President of JLP+D in New York who specializes in guiding and advising on high-impact placed-based initiatives across North America, ranging from individual buildings and public spaces to district-scale, citywide, and regional strategies. At the foundation of their approach is the ability to see and demonstrate value in innovation; align the interests of communities, governments, institutions, developers, and businesses; and structure public-private partnerships to drive positive change, improve quality of life, create good jobs, enhance equity, and strengthen places’ competitiveness.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
JAMES LIMA
PRESIDENT OF JLP+D BASED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK
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James is President of JLP+D and has been actively engaged in complex matters of real estate, economic development, and public policy since 1986, with extensive private and public sector experience in the planning and revitalization of urban places at a variety of scales.
He has served as Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Columbia University Master of Science in Real Estate Development Program (MSRED), where he has led a course entitled Public-Private Partnerships in Real Estate Development. James served on the Economic Development Committee of the Fourth Regional Plan for the Regional Plan Association in New York. He is a longstanding member of the Sustainable Development Council of the Urban Land Institute, a member of the Design Trust for Public Space’s Design Trust Council, and serves on the board of the American LGBTQ+ Museum. James earned a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College with a major in architecture and urban studies, and stayed on at Columbia to complete the MSRED Program. At the Harvard Kennedy School, James participated in the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a Fannie Mae Fellow. He is a frequent speaker at Urban Land Institute and other conferences, has served on advisory panels throughout North America, and has lectured on urban redevelopment at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Penn, and Syracuse, as well as in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and Sao Paulo. |
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JLP+D is a group of insightful, detail-oriented, and collaborative experts. With passion, knowledge, and experience spanning a range of fields, their team combines strong technical and analytical rigor with a uniquely personable process to find unconventional and effective solutions to pressing issues related to economic opportunities, resilience, and equity.
Thank you to our generous sponsors in making our 2026 lecture series a possibility.
Interested in sponsoring this work? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information.
Interested in sponsoring this work? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information.
