Growth Management
Planning Bend: for us, by us.
Guiding growth for generations to come.
The Growth Management Division focuses on planning that influences what Bend will be like decades into the future.
Bend’s future is planned best with the help of its community – and the time to participate is now.
‘Bend Made’ is the City of Bend’s plan for the next 20 years, guiding how the city grows with intention and purpose. Community involvement is built into every step.
The plan coordinates housing, infrastructure, and jobs as one system, so where we live, how we get around, and how we make a living all grow together. Oregon requires cities to plan for future growth. Bend Made is how our community chooses to do it—shaped by the people who live here, now and for decades to come. It’s our time to connect, imagine, and decide who Bend becomes—together.
Help Shape Bend’s Next 20 Years
Get Involved: Help guide future growth and development in Bend. Explore Bend’s story and give us your feedback on the choices ahead.
Have more to say? You can always email us at bendmade@bendoregon.gov.
Timeline
This project, which kicked off in September 2026, will span roughly four years and be conducted in phases. Here’s how it’s going to work:
- We’re doing a community visioning phase between now and Spring 2027. This is where we want to hear from you about your hopes for the future of Bend
- The next phase we will come back to the community and get feedback on how we make sure future growth decisions move toward the goals we heard from the community.
- After engagement, plans will be drafted and then reviewed by elected leaders and the community.
- The City Council will ultimately adopt plans for growth by 2030.
What Will Bend Made Do?
Bend Made is a unique planning project that looks at growth holistically through different areas.
Our People & Belonging: Growing a Bend by centering community.
Bend’s future is planned best with the help of its community. The plan asks who has access to housing, jobs, and transportation, and how the decisions we make now can continue to expand that access. Voices across Bend shape those answers. Community input goes all the way to the people who decide where Bend is headed. The decisions made through this plan will shape Bend for years to come, and the time to help shape them is now.
Homes & Neighborhoods: Room to grow for everyone who calls Bend home.
Housing shapes who lives in Bend—longtime neighbors, young families, the workforce behind our favorite businesses, everyone who makes Bend, Bend. This plan takes a hard look at what kinds of homes Bend needs, where they go, and how we shape a place where more people can put down roots.
Help shape Bend’s housing future by sharing your housing needs, experiences, and priorities in this short survey.
Jobs & the Economy: Anchoring people here.
Jobs and businesses shape who can build a living in Bend, from the workforce behind local businesses to the people just starting out. This topic looks at the kinds of work Bend has, what it is missing, and how the economy can support the people who make Bend what it is.
Growth & Urbanization: Protecting what makes Bend strong as it grows.
Every growing City faces the same core questions: how much to build up and how much to grow out, and what’s the best balance of the two directions. This topic is about where Bend’s future homes, jobs, and services go, and how the City grows while keeping the character that defines it.
Read the City’s Climate Friendly Area study from 2023 to get more background on this topic:
Climate & Nature: Taking care of what takes care of us.
Snowpack, open land, forests, the river—the natural environment around us has been important to Bend’s inhabitants for thousands of years. We admire it, enjoy it, and count on it. This plan takes our relationship with nature seriously— planning for parks, schools, climate resilience, and ensuring that, as Bend grows, it remains a place worth living in for the people and landscapes that define it.
Getting Around: Moving through a growing city.
As Bend grows, how people get around needs to grow with it. This plan looks at transportation realistically across Bend—from streets to bike lanes, trails and sidewalks—so community members stay connected to the places and people that matter, safely and accessibly, as the city grows.
Community Conversation Kit
Help shape Bend’s future by hosting your own conversation about growth — gather a few neighbors, coworkers, or friends, use this easy step-by-step kit, and share what you hear.
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Document Library
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Bend Made Engagement Materials6
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Project Scope of Work1
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Sequential Review Documents4
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Council Workshop #1 Materials12
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Council Workshop #2 Materials4
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Homes & Neighborhoods4
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Growth & Urbanization2
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Jobs & the Economy2
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Getting Around1
About Growth Management
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions about long-range planning? Take a look at our FAQs about growth.
Adopted Plans for Growth
Explore the long-range plans that guide how and where Bend grows. These adopted plans address housing, jobs, transportation, infrastructure, parks, schools, and neighborhood development to help support a connected and resilient community.
Previous Projects
Review past planning efforts that helped shape Bend’s growth and development. This archive includes completed projects, studies, and planning initiatives that informed decisions about housing, employment, infrastructure, and future growth.