Upcoming Events
ULI CDC Panel: Connecting Economic Development and Place in Memphis Neighborhoods
As a necessary follow up to the recent Maurice Cox conversation, the ULI Memphis Young Leaders group is seeking to learn more about how hard working non-profits and community development corporations are providing increased access to opportunity, wealth-building, and holistic community development in areas throughout the city. Eric Robertson, President of Community L.I.F.T will moderate a panel of three local community development professionals in different areas of the city. The panelists include: Jared Myers: The Heights CDC Seth Harkins: Alcy…
YLG Leadership Chats: Carol Coletta
Join us for a conversation with Memphis River Parks President, Carol Coletta. The event will be limited to 10 YLG members, and it is an opportunity to ask questions about Carol’s career path and learn from her experiences at Memphis River Parks and beyond. The intent of this speaker series is to give YLG members exposure to leaders in the Memphis community and have a personal conversation about everything from current events in Memphis to general career advice. We hope…
UrbanPlan Workshop
UrbanPlan workshops are highly interactive, planning simulations that allow Memphians a firsthand experience in the fundamental forces that affect urban development. UrbanPlan is a daylong simulation of a planning process involving teams that work together using legos, a site plan and a spreadsheet to respond to a fictional RFP for the neighborhood of Elmwood in the city of Yorktown. Teams must decide how dense to build out a 5 ½ block area, whether to keep or move a homeless shelter,…
YLG Leadership Chats: Jennifer Oswalt
Join us for a conversation with Downtown Memphis Commission President, Jennifer Oswalt. The event will be limited to 10 YLG members, and it is an opportunity to ask questions about Jennifer’s career path and learn from her experiences at DMC and beyond. The intent of this speaker series is to give YLG members exposure to leaders in the Memphis community and have a personal conversation about everything from current events in Memphis to general career advice. We hope you will…
Memphis Neighborhood Preservation Summit 2018
Neighborhood Preservation, Inc. is proud to host the Memphis Neighborhood Preservation Summit 2018! Join your fellow community stakeholders interested in inspiring, connecting, and convening with the actors interested in revitalizing and empowering Memphis neighborhoods. You’ve heard it said before, Memphis is a neighborhood city, they define the fabric of our city and are the core tapestry to the most unique and intricate urban environments in America. Whether you’re a grassroots activist or a policymaker or a business leader there is…
Urban Plan Workshop
UrbanPlan workshops are highly interactive, planning simulations that allow Memphians a firsthand experience in the fundamental forces that affect urban development. UrbanPlan is a daylong simulation of a planning process involving teams that work together using legos, a site plan and a spreadsheet to respond to a fictional RFP for the neighborhood of Elmwood in the city of Yorktown. Teams must decide how dense to build out a 5 ½ block area, whether to keep or move a homeless shelter,…
Planning Matters Presents Julian Agyeman: Just Sustainabilities in Policy, Planning and Practice
Julian Agyeman Ph.D. FRSA FRGS is a Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University. Julian will first outline his concept of ‘just sustainabilities’ – the full integration of social justice and sustainability, defined as ‘the need to ensure a better quality of life for all, now and into the future, in a just and equitable manner, whilst living within the limits of supporting ecosystems.’ He will then give practical examples in terms of his recent research into urban planning and design,…
UrbanPlan Workshop
UrbanPlan workshops are highly interactive, planning simulations that allow Memphians a firsthand experience in the fundamental forces that affect urban development. UrbanPlan is a daylong simulation of a planning process involving teams that work together using legos, a site plan and a spreadsheet to respond to a fictional RFP for the neighborhood of Elmwood in the city of Yorktown. Teams must decide how dense to build out a 5 ½ block area, whether to keep or move a homeless shelter,…