This document provides information about the city of Bend, Oregon and its visioning process in response to two crises. It describes Bend as a city of 82,000 residents situated between the Cascades and High Desert, shaped by its natural environment. To address unbridled growth and a real estate crash, Bend undertook a participatory 2030 visioning process to explore values and aspirations. This resulted in a 25-year vision and 5-year action plan across 6 focus areas to guide the city's future in a sustainable manner.

2. • City of 82,000 residents
• Situated at the intersection of Central
Oregon’s High Cascades and the High Desert
• Our natural environment: a powerful
influence and shaper of our lifestyles, values
and aspirations
About Bend, Oregon

3. • Our first century: logging, railroads, mills.
• 1990s: tourism spurs rapid growth.
• 2000s: real estate boom…and bust.
• 2010s: tourism remains, diversification
begins.
About Bend, Oregon

4. • Crisis 1 (2000-06) – Unbridled growth.
• Crisis 2 (2007-09) – Real estate crash.
Two Crises

5. • Bend 2030 visioning process.
• Bend 2030 explored our core values
and aspirations.
• Most participatory dialogue ever.
Response to Crisis 1

6. • 25-Year Vision.
• 5-Year Action Plan.
• 6 Focus Areas & Goals.
Visioning Process Outcomes

7. * Launch of Bend 2030 Action Plan
* Focus on sustainability
* Vision provides a roadmap for the future
Response to Crisis 2

8. * The ‘New Normal’ is real.
* A vision and plan are just the beginning.
* Partnership is the key.
What are we learning?

9. confidence.vision builds

10. Bend 2030 Board Mission
‘Inspiring, guiding and strengthening partnerships
that make our community's vision a reality…
keeping Bend an amazing place to live.’
www.bend2030.org

11. vision.you build