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Building A Better Bend Inc

Building A Better Bend Inc focuses on enhancing community well-being through innovative urban design and placemaking. They aim to create vibrant, inclusive spaces that foster happiness and connection among residents in Bend, Oregon.

BUILDING A BETTER BEND 2026 SPRING LECTURE SERIES.Doors open at 5:30pm. Join us at Ray Hall to learn about the science and design secrets of building Happy Cities. Our speaker, Mitch Reardon, is an award-winning community builder who specializes in human-centered design and placemaking at the firm Happy Cities, based in Vancouver Canada.This discussion is very timely, as Bend is planning transformative projects that will reshape &ldquo;the heart&rdquo; of our community:<ul fr-original-style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px; box-sizing: inherit;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Considering relocating or redeveloping the existing City Hall site downtown</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Making big plans for the Bend Central District (BCD) - an area larger than downtown.&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Planning the Korpine site near Crux as a new neighborhood with homes for thousands of residents, shops, hotels, and parks.&nbsp;</li></ul>

2026 Lecture Series The Science & Placemaking of Making Happy Cities

Join us for an exciting evening with James Lima. This economic development, and public policy expert will share insights and lessons from extensive private and public sector experience in the planning and revitalization of urban places at a variety of scales.

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2026 Lecture Series Creating Bend's Civic Space: How Public-Private Partnerships Make It Happen

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