There are 9 article(s) tagged Urban Planning:

• July 2023

  • Carol Coletta named one of the 100 most influential urban planning experts

    Carol Coletta, president and CEO of the Memphis River Parks Partnership, has been named one of the 100 most influential urban planning experts, past or present.

    By Kambui Bomani July 14, 2023

• September 2022

  • Public health analyst and podcaster Jani Rad brings vitality to health equity

    Jani Rad moved here for a career at the intersection of public health and urban planning. Four years later, she’s hosting a podcast, finding community and feeling at home. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 14, 2022

• November 2019

  • Midtown embraces and wrestles with modern architecture

    How should historic Midtown respond to modern architecture as infill development occurs?

    By Tom Bailey November 12, 2019

• September 2019

  • Board OKs exceptions for giant warehouse

    The Board of Adjustment approved variances for a proposed 3.8 million-square-foot warehouse in Frayser/Raleigh, but asked St. Jude to compromise on the design of a building the research hospital plans in the Pinch District. 

    By Tom Bailey September 26, 2019

  • Lively Concourse wins Bruner Gold for its open doors, array of users

    The Boston-based Rudy Bruner Award honors urban projects that can transform a community for the better. The organizers of the 33-year-old award say they have never seen a building like Crosstown Concourse.

     

    By Tom Bailey September 14, 2019

• March 2019

  • ‘Noah’s ark': ‘Monstrosity’ or lifeboat?

    New and planned townhouse buildings that dwarf surrounding homes have angered Midtown residents, but the developer, architect and city planners say it meshes with the neighborhood and a future of sustainability. 

    By Tom Bailey March 13, 2019

• January 2019

  • Proposed convenience store with gas sales fuels ire in Cordova

    Push for convenience store with fuel sales in Cordova neighborhood may be delayed another month as opposition mounts.

    By Tom Bailey January 09, 2019

• November 2018

  • The Citizen edges Union toward safer avenues

    The Citizen is still being built but the $35 million development already has made the corner of Union and McLean more urban.

    By Tom Bailey November 19, 2018

• October 2018

  • Memphians have say on future of Overton Park buildings

    About 90 Memphians seized their chance Tuesday evening to say how they think two culturally important – and soon-to-be-vacant – buildings should be reused.

    By Tom Bailey October 17, 2018