There are 21 article(s) tagged Memphis 3.0:

• May 2019

  • Strickland says council faces tough choices over pay raises

    City council members Tuesday will vote on the recommendations of seven council impasses committees concerning pay raises for city employees. 

    By Bill Dries May 21, 2019

  • Strickland moves ahead with Memphis 3.0 as council vote is awaited

    Mayor Jim Strickland signed an executive order implementing the Memphis 3.0 plan Tuesday at a South Memphis CDC, a week before the Memphis City Council takes the first of three votes on the plan.

    By Bill Dries May 14, 2019

  • Memphis needs to get on the bus

    Every college student in Memphis should have bus access provided by their college or university – just like they get parking. Our hospital systems should encourage employees to take mass transit. Our corporations located on decent bus routes should adopt equitable policies toward bus ridership versus car ridership.

    By Robert Hatfield May 14, 2019

  • Strickland to sign executive order on Memphis 3.0

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland plans to sign an executive order Tuesday that will put into effect the Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines currently pending before the Memphis City Council.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 13, 2019

  • Strickland says city watching coming tax sale of Firestone plant site closely

    On "Behind The Headlines," Mayor Jim Strickland said North Memphis critics of the Memphis 3.0 proposed land use and development plan want the city to turn over the former Firestone plant site to them for uses other than manufacturing.

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2019

  • Council again delays Memphis 3.0 and Graceland decisions

    The Memphis City Council Tuesday delayed a vote on the Memphis 3.0 plan after a vocal critic filed a lawsuit against the council in federal court. The council also delayed for fourth time a vote on a Graceland expansion agreement.

    By Bill Dries May 08, 2019

  • Memphis 3.0 plan and Graceland agreement await council's return after three-week break

    The Memphis City Council returns to action Tuesday with Memphis 3.0, a Graceland expansion and $150 million in bonds for Memphis International Airport on the agenda, among other items.

    By Bill Dries May 07, 2019

  • In the Memphis 3.0 plan, building 'up' means more investment

    What happens with a reliance on the market to revive neighborhoods? We will see more of the haves in neighborhoods. But we will also see more of the have-nots.  

    By Mark Fleischer May 06, 2019

• April 2019

  • Strickland defends Memphis 3.0 plan

    Mayor Jim Strickland said Memphis 3.0 is "where it needs to be" a day after a showdown in North Memphis between planning and development leaders and critics of the 20-year land use plan.

    By Bill Dries April 19, 2019

  • North Memphis 3.0 showdown moves from courtesy to accusations

    The latest meeting on the Memphis 3.0 plan demonstrated the lingering confusion – and some suspicion – about what the long-range development plan recommends and how it works.

    By Bill Dries April 18, 2019

  • Memphis 3.0 focuses on the city's core

    Memphis 3.0 is not a one-size-fits-all approach, and for very good reason. Communities across Memphis are unique places with their own assets that are vital to support future prosperity.

    By J.W. Gibson April 17, 2019

  • Why we need Memphis 3.0

    A plan does not gentrify neighborhoods and displace existing residents. In fact, it seeks to provide the framework to avoid exactly that happening and to guide and coordinate investment so that it has broad-based benefit.

    By George Abbott April 10, 2019

  • The Memphis 10: Memphis 3.0, Mud Island, ‘You Look Like’ and more

    In this week's Memphis 10: Johnny Football says farewell, Memphis comedy gets a showcase, and the city's future is as contested as ever.

    By Chris Herrington April 04, 2019

  • City Council returns to Memphis 3.0 plan, Graceland development deal

    The City Council is scheduled Tuesday to take the first of three votes on the Memphis 3.0 plan and to vote on the agreement between the city administration and Graceland for further expansion of Graceland’s Whitehaven campus.

    By Bill Dries April 02, 2019

  • New Chicago community leader pushes back against Memphis 3.0

    Dr. Carnita Atwater of the New Chicago Community Development Corporation calls the North Memphis community to action while taking aim at the Memphis 3.0 land use and development plan.

    By Jared Boyd April 01, 2019

• March 2019

  • Emotion and mechanics surround Memphis 3.0 plan

    Despite the high hopes of some for the proposed Memphis 3.0 land use and development plan, there are some basic concerns and some criticism about how the land use and development guidelines will be used.

    By Bill Dries March 27, 2019

  • Council delays Graceland development plan, first reading of 3.0 plan

    The council also delayed the first of three votes on the Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines and approved the Poplar Arts Lofts project. And the council got a first hand look at the FedEx "same day bot" to be tested on Memphis streets this summer.

    By Bill Dries March 19, 2019

  • Council to review fine print, recent amendments to Memphis 3.0 plan

    A review of the Memphis 3.0 plan tops Tuesday's City Council agenda, along with new residential development in Cooper-Young and a neighborhood near the Fairgrounds.

    By Bill Dries March 05, 2019

• February 2019

  • Memphis 3.0 plan seeks to change development concepts

    Putting together the comprehensive 20-year Memphis 3.0 development plan required trying to change some ideas about what it means to encourage development in very different parts of a diverse city.

    By Bill Dries February 07, 2019

  • High Ground News Podcast: Memphis 3.0 and the Future of Whitehaven Plaza

    Today our team welcomes Angelica Carey of the Office of Planning and Development and Trey McKnight from the Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp., to talk about how Memphis' new comprehensive plan is laying the groundwork for the potential redevelopment of Whitehaven Plaza.

    By Natalie Van Gundy February 01, 2019

• December 2018

  • Memphis 3.0 draft includes area anchors and 'degree of change' ratings

    The city’s long-range development plan for the next 20 years begins with what is already there, gauges the market and public sentiment and builds from there. A draft of the Memphis 3.0 plan debuted Wednesday on a city website, www.memphis3point0.com.

    By Bill Dries December 19, 2018