After city regulations halted the Art Crosswalks project in conjunction with Downtown Memphis Commission, local artists at MCA with volunteer community members executed their designs in partnership with Overton Park. This project crosses the boundaries between artistic interventions, broadly defined as public art that encourages moments of pause, contemplation, even participation and play and civic-minded improvements or…… Continue reading Crosswalks in the Park: Civic-Minded Improvements
Tag: Tactical Urbanism
The Memfix Campaign: Findings & Learnings
Memfix, cleverly headlined with “here comes the neighborhood” included basic cleaning efforts to restore abandoned lots and buildings, as well as adding bike lanes.
Moving from Atlanta to Memphis: Learning through Transition
It’s been a long time since I’ve moved to a new city and I forgot how challenging it can be to figure your way around. Transitioning from Atlanta to Memphis proves to be a great learning experience.
