Today, Overton Park Conservancy’s Executive Director Tina Sullivan and board member Mary Wilder met with Memphis Zoo CEO & President Matt Thompson and Board Chairman Jerry Shore at City Hall to sign a memorandum of understanding regarding the ongoing parking agreement between the two non-profit organizations
Today Overton Park Conservancy, along with our partners at Memphis Zoo and the City of Memphis, is proud to announce a permanent solution to the Zoo’s parking needs that not only preserves the entire Overton Park Greensward, but restores 17 acres of mostly forested parkland
The Zoo parking lot expansion has been paused again, as City officials, Overton Park Conservancy, and the Memphis Zoo work together to identify potential sources of funds for a parking deck. After years of negotiation, compromise, and fundraising, the project to expand the Zoo’s parking
Last week, it was announced that the Zoo’s parking lot reconfiguration project was set to resume in 2022, after a two-year pause. We understand why this news came as a surprise to many people. The plan that is now set to move forward is the compromise solution that
The City of Memphis, with the agreement and support of partners Memphis Zoo and Overton Park Conservancy, announced today that it is pausing further work on the parking project at Overton Park to consider a promising new structured parking solution that could result in no
This week, you may notice more activity on the Zoo’s Prentiss Place lot adjacent to McLean. Starting today, crews will begin trimming trees that will eventually be removed, as required by the construction plans. For the trees that will remain, tree protection will be put
Construction on the first phase of the long-awaited solution to end overflow Memphis Zoo parking on the Overton Park Greensward will begin on Monday, August 26th, officials from the City, Zoo, and Overton Park Conservancy announced today. The initial phase will consist only of work
After three decades of overflow parking, work to permanently return the Overton Park Greensward to community use is set to begin this summer. Using a phased approach that you can see here, Montgomery Martin Contractors will start the project this summer by adding capacity to
Today Mayor Jim Strickland has released the final version of a plan to reconfigure the Zoo’s parking lot in order to permanently end overflow parking on the Greensward. The final plan reflects a compromise solution that was negotiated between the Memphis Zoo, Overton Park Conservancy,
Thanks to everyone who attended tonight’s public meeting regarding the Greensward project. The City has posted the concept and a detailed explanation on its new website, and is asking for feedback on the concept through February 28. Meeting attendees asked a variety of excellent questions;
