A capacity crowd attended last night’s public meeting with the consulting team working to identify parking and traffic solutions in Overton Park. Representatives from Looney Ricks Kiss, Alta Planning + Design, and Kimley-Horn presented a review of the issues facing the park, case studies from other urban
The first public meeting for Overton Park’s parking and traffic plan will be held this Tuesday, February 2, at 6:00 p.m. in the Brooks Museum of Art auditorium. If you’re unable to attend, or would like to offer your comments in advance, the team at
(For a permalink to this information, visit www.overtonpark.org/plan, which we’ll be updating with new details.) Parking and traffic are frequent challenges in Overton Park, as both the park itself and its cultural institutions get more popular with each passing year. It’s time for the community
Overton Park Conservancy is pleased to announce the group that will lead an effort to identify innovative solutions to the park’s mobility, traffic, and parking issues. Looney Ricks Kiss (LRK), Alta Planning + Design, and Kimley-Horn and Associates will work together to manage research, public
On Monday, January 11th, Overton Park Conservancy (OPC) staff became aware that 27 trees on the north end of the Greensward had been removed by an unknown person or persons. After contacting the Memphis Police Department and our park partners, we learned that the Memphis
Overton Park Conservancy is committed to identifying parking solutions that best fit the needs of all Park users and stakeholders. The recent opinion, with which we strongly disagree, issued by one attorney, does nothing to meet those needs, or remove the City’s, the Zoo’s, or
In the past few years, Overton Park and the cultural institutions that call the park home, have experienced a boom in popularity and usage. With the expanding success of the Brooks Museum of Art, Levitt Shell, Memphis College of Art, Memphis Zoo, and the Links
Overton Park Conservancy (OPC) is interested in contracting for professional assistance in developing a Parking & Traffic Plan for Overton Park and each of the institutions housed within the park. This plan will help determine the optimum traffic flow (vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle) and parking
Overton Park offers shady picnic areas, two playgrounds, a dog park, and miles of trails. The park is also fortunate to have so many cultural institutions all sharing space. Having a world-class zoo, art museum, art college, and performing arts facility all nestled within a
We’d like to thank everyone who rode with us during the first weekend of the Overton Park / Overton Square shuttle! We were glad to have the opportunity to test-drive this service and see how to make it run most efficiently. The run from the
