Upcoming Events
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,…
Branding Memphis: Sharing who we are as a City
For the first time in its history, the community has come together to establish an initiative to take ownership of its identity and to build the Memphis brand. We call it the Memphis Brand Initiative. Join David French for a luncheon as he unveils the journey of the Memphis brand and the exciting progress that is already being achieved. Did you know Memphis was recently named America’s most generous city, the #1 city for black-owned businesses, and the #1 city…