There are 154 article(s) tagged Memphis River Parks Partnership:

• May 2020

  • New Tom Lee Park plans include large open spaces, fountain, treetop walkway

    Memphis River Parks Partnership and its design team, led by Studio Gang and Scape, announced a new, improved concept for a $60 million overhaul of Tom Lee Park. 

    By Wayne Risher May 21, 2020

  • Watch LIVE as plans for Tom Lee Park revealed

    Jeanne Gang, founder of project architect Studio Gang, and Kate Orff, founding principal of landscape architect Scape, join MRPP president Carol Coletta in revealing the latest concept during today’s livestream.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 20, 2020

  • Saving Tom Lee Park: $60 million transformation plan spurs civic battle royal

    After input from 5,300 people and 65 meetings, a Tom Lee Park transformation plan has drawn opposition from 4,000 petitioners and 2,200 Facebook followers. Will mediation settle hard feelings?

    By Wayne Risher May 20, 2020

  • Modified design concept for Tom Lee Park to be revealed

    The new concept for the park's $60 million transformation will be revealed live today at 3:30 p.m. on The Daily Memphian's site. 

    By Wayne Risher May 20, 2020

• April 2020

  • Exhibition project brings conversational art to Fourth Bluff

    Tri-Star Arts, a statewide arts organization, specializes in experiences that combine local and national art. In lieu of a large opening, they are inviting Memphians to view their most recent exhibition at their own leisure, online or on a walk through Downtown.

    By Jared Boyd April 24, 2020

  • Spring fever and COVID-19 concerns meet in parks

    Rain Tuesday morning helped decrease the crowds in some parks after the city also closed some roads into and through city parks. The parks remain open but are battling sunshine and pandemic cabin fever to moderate the crowds. And planners are working on life after COVID-19 at Tom Lee Park.

    By Bill Dries April 01, 2020

• February 2020

  • Three new sculptures proposed for Memphis riverfront

    The Design Review Board will consider three proposed sculptures for Downtown, changes to the design of Poplar Art Lofts apartments, and the renovation of the old Glass Factory building for Memphis Made Brewing.

    By Tom Bailey February 28, 2020

  • Tom Lee Park design retooled to suit mediation, Corps of Engineers

    Designers are revising a proposed revamp of Tom Lee Park according to specifications of a city-ordered mediation agreement and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    By Wayne Risher February 19, 2020

  • How can Beale St. Landing already need $3.5M of work?

    Memphis River Parks Partnership wants to update Beale Street Landing to serve growth in cruises and special events and provide a gateway into Tom Lee Park.

    By Wayne Risher February 17, 2020

  • Minority contractors will get at least 35% of Tom Lee Park work, planners say

    Memphis River Parks Partnership will make "a concerted effort" to hire minority- and women-owned contractors for Tom Lee Park improvements.

    By Wayne Risher February 13, 2020

  • Seven flags over Mud Island fading into history

    Replacing a seven-flagpole installation at the tip of Mud Island, including one that flew a Confederate flag, is among Memphis River Park Partnership's priorities for upgrades at riverfront parks.

    By Wayne Risher February 12, 2020

• December 2019

  • Tom Lee Park plan designs begin redraft next month

    The Studio Gang design firm talked by video conference Tuesday with the board of the Memphis River Parks Partnership about meeting the specific terms of a mediated agreement announced last week. Among the results is more space for the 2006 Tom Lee Memorial in the park.

    By Bill Dries December 11, 2019

  • City releases mediation agreement with Tom Lee Park overhaul specifics

    The mediation between the Memphis River Parks Partnership and the Memphis In May International Festival ends months of mediation between the two with a detailed agreement, down to square footage and feet between stages.

    By Bill Dries December 05, 2019

• November 2019

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: The future of the riverfront

    Carol Coletta of the Memphis River Parks Partnership discusses the future of Tom Lee Park and the riverfront with reporter Bill Dries and host Eric Barnes.

    By Eric Barnes November 25, 2019

  • River Garden in Mississippi River Park marks first anniversary

    In its first year, the park has made some changes to adapt to the way Memphians are using it. It's also a "glimpse of the future" for similar changes along the city's riverfront says Memphis River Parks Partnership president Carol Coletta.

    By Bill Dries November 10, 2019

• October 2019

  • Big splash in Mud Island’s Gulf prompts new look at use

    Bigger crowds on Mud Island's south end during a hot summer made keeping people out of the Gulf of Mexico replica hard work. The Memphis River Parks Partnership will use the fall and winter to rethink how the Gulf should be used.

    By Bill Dries October 08, 2019

• August 2019

  • Herrington: Nine observations on Tom Lee Park

    Mediation at Tom Lee Park hasn't quieted public debate about the future of the Memphis riverfront. Here are a series of observations on what we talk about when we talk about Tom Lee Park. 

    By Chris Herrington August 29, 2019

  • Friends, foes trade barbs on plans for Tom Lee Park’s transformation

    Owners of 70 Downtown businesses signed off on a June 26 letter to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland supporting Tom Lee Park transformation, but critics are keeping the heat on.

    By Wayne Risher August 24, 2019

  • Memphis River Parks Partnership cranks up grass-mowing frequency

    The Memphis River Parks Partnership takes steps to increase the frequency of grass mowing in riverfront and Downtown parks under its jurisdiction.

    By Wayne Risher August 13, 2019

• July 2019

  • MRPP should be ‘dismantled, fired and replaced’

    The Memphis River Parks Partnership has not disclosed to taxpayers how they plan to generate $1.1 billion in revenue by adding hills, trees and basketball courts to Tom Lee Park.

    By Amy Howell July 25, 2019

  • Herenton rips Tom Lee Park plan, says Strickland delaying decision until after election

    Memphis mayoral contender Willie Herenton says plans to change Tom Lee Park are “asinine” and he accused Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland of delaying a decision on the changes proposed by the Memphis River Parks Partnership until after the Oct. 3 race.

    By Bill Dries July 18, 2019

  • Group seeks pause in Tom Lee Park mediation, new public input

    Business executives with ties to Memphis in May have formed Get Our Riverfront Right to push for reexamination of plans for Tom Lee Park.

    By Wayne Risher July 14, 2019

  • Mud Island’s south end gets busier, wetter in summer heat

    Mud Island's Gulf of Mexico replica is drawing waders looking for relief, as well as a few swimmers, even though the large body of water hasn't been a pool for several decades. Meanwhile, the island's south end is pulling in bigger crowds than last summer with plans for more activities and a crop of sunflowers.

    By Bill Dries July 08, 2019

• June 2019

  • Tom Lee Park is ‘land too precious for compromise’

    As Memphis in May and Memphis River Parks Partnership negotiate a plan for the park on the Mississippi, city residents should recall other Memphis projects born in conflict.

    By Henry Turley June 30, 2019

  • What’s the plan for Tom Lee Park?

    Documents obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers depict design plans for Tom Lee Park as of May and a Corps summary of a meeting about the plans.

    By Wayne Risher June 28, 2019