There are 18 article(s) tagged Downtown Mobility Authority:

• March 2023

  • Letter to the Editor: Downtown Mobility Center is ‘redundant’ and too focused on cars

    “The new garage is ultimately redundant and serves only to improve the mobility of people who can afford to drive.”

    By Letters to the Editor March 04, 2023

• January 2023

  • 100 N. Main developers get $7M for cleanup

    Downtown Mobility Authority agrees to $7 million cleanout request for 100 N. Main building. 

    By Neil Strebig January 26, 2023

  • Developers submit $7M cleanout plan for 100 N. Main

    Once redevelopment is complete, 100 N. Main will include a restaurant, condos, 205 apartments, 160-room hotel and offices. 

    By Neil Strebig January 23, 2023

• November 2022

  • 100 N. Main redevelopment slated to begin in 2024

    On Wednesday, Nov. 16, the developers of 100 N. Main shared an updated timeline for the renovation of Downtown Memphis’ tallest building. 

    By Neil Strebig November 17, 2022

• October 2021

  • Downtown Memphis Commission focusing on cohesive parking plan

    The Downtown Memphis Commission wants to address the long-term problems associated with Downtown parking. 

    By Rob Moore October 27, 2021

• July 2021

  • Vaccinations join masks in pandemic politics

    If masks have been the face of the nation’s political divide during the pandemic, what are COVID vaccinations?

    By Bill Dries July 18, 2021

• May 2021

  • New public garages Downtown look to add charge

    A new Downtown Memphis report tackles this awkward time when gas-powered vehicles still dominate but when the age of electric vehicles is just beyond the horizon. 

    By Tom Bailey May 20, 2021

• February 2021

  • Downtown leader ‘very confident’ in benefits of mobility authority buying 100 N. Main

    The interim president of the Downtown Memphis Commission addressed “the big thing out there,” the proposed purchase by the Downtown Mobility Authority of the empty 100 North Main office tower, parking and adjacent properties. Ray Brown called 100 North Main “an enormous source of blight.”

    By Tom Bailey February 18, 2021

  • City proposes inclusion of 100 North Main Building in Downtown parking plan

    The resolution from Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland going to City Council next week would include the city’s tallest building in the use of a PILOT extension fund and also include a parking garage in the “Snuff District.”

    By Bill Dries February 11, 2021

• January 2021

  • Strickland says Downtown parking profits can’t be used for council grants

    But the mayor says he is willing to work with the City Council and says the conflicting wording in two resolutions the council approved last month could “work together” to get more funding to public transportation, mobility and parking projects.

    By Bill Dries January 11, 2021

• December 2020

  • County commission approves PILOT extension fund for Downtown parking project

    Shelby County commissioners approved Monday, Dec. 21, the use of a PILOT (payments in lieu of taxes) extension fund to finance a five-part, $62 million Downtown parking project.

    By Bill Dries December 21, 2020

  • One Beale, Downtown parking plan clear key financing hurdles

    Memphis City Council members heard about the difficulty of getting financing for hotel projects before approving the financing of a third hotel for One Beale. The set of parking projects nearby had a more complex path to approval.

    By Bill Dries December 15, 2020

• November 2020

  • Council delays votes on Rust Hall lease, Downtown parking plan

    Council members set votes for Dec. 1 after getting answers to questions about both proposals. 

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2020

  • Rust Hall lease, MLGW budget and Downtown parking overhaul top council agenda

    The Memphis City Council agenda Tuesday also includes a new violent crime task force, a ban on bottled water at all city facilities post pandemic and the election of a new chairman for 2021.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2020

• October 2020

  • $62M parking, walking proposal passes first test

    The package of projects that includes a $42 million “Mobility Center” is designed to balance the needs of those hunting for a parking spot with those walking around Downtown and the riverfront.

    By Tom Bailey October 29, 2020

  • A $62M plan in 10 images: For easier parking, walking

    A plan to improve and enhance – maybe even solve – Downtown’s parking and walking challenges has many parts to it. Here’s a guide to help make it easier to digest.

    By Tom Bailey October 27, 2020

  • ‘Mobility Center’ crowns $62M plan to improve Downtown parking, walking

    The Downtown Memphis Commission is proposing a comprehensive solution to parking and pedestrian shortcomings.

    By Tom Bailey October 26, 2020

• October 2019

  • Want to live car-free in Memphis?

    We can't fit the projected growth in jobs Downtown if every employee and visitor brings a car. We need to broaden our sights, recognizing choices that include the bus and trolley, Explore Bike Share, scooters, walking and sharing rides.

    By Suzanne Carlson October 23, 2019