Memphis River Parks Partnership

Last month, Memphis River Parks Partnership shared an update on Tom Lee Park’s design process and published the schematic design for the…

Remarks by Carol Coletta to the International Downtown Association Annual Conference on October 7, 2020

Memphis River Parks Partnership held a virtual public meeting Monday, September 21, 2020, to consider ways to make Riverside Drive safer…

New signage in Martyrs Park points the way to Big River Crossing and back

Today, traffic moves very quickly (and sometimes very wildly) on Riverside Drive. Pedestrians attempting to cross the street (or even to…

Basketball fans everywhere are excited that the NBA is returning later this month, so what better way to show support for our Grizzlies…

A riverfront for peace.

Gyms are closed, and everybody is experiencing some sort of stress or anxiety. It’s more important now more than ever to use outdoors as a…

Five nature-themed crafts easy to do at home

Two sculptures by internationally-renowned artist Hank Willis Thomas will be exhibited in Fourth Bluff Park on Memphis’ riverfront…

Memphis River Parks Partnership works with and for the people of Memphis to trigger the transformative power of our river. The Partnership…

There’s still time to support the riverfront this year!

With yesterday’s announcement, Memphians can start looking forward to the new, signature Tom Lee Park. The transformed park will be the…

For more than 100 years, Memphis has dreamed of a great riverfront. The Memphis Riverfront Concept lays out a vision for a connected…

MEMPHIS — River Line, the 5-mile bike/pedestrian trail connecting the riverfront from Wolf River Greenway to Big River Crossing, and River…

Visionary (noun) : one having unusual foresight and imagination

This week, Memphis River Parks Partnership staff has been removing mud from the lower walkway at Beale Street Landing. This work…

Bailey Cate is the summer intern for programming at the Memphis River Parks Partnership and begins her senior year studying Environmental…

Your maintenance questions asked, and answered.

Add a little bit of the river to your daily routine

In early February as the programmatic design phase came to a close, the model for the new Tom Lee Park was unveiled. Thousands have…

Memphis River Parks has officially begun operating its daily summer hours (6 a.m.-8 p.m.) across the entirety of its riverfront park…

The State of Tennessee has awarded a $10M grant to Memphis River Parks Partnership to advance Memphis’ riverfront transformation and a new…

Performed by Sebastian Carson and accompanied by Damien Pierson on the 94th anniversary of Tom Lee’s rescue of 32 lives on the Mississippi…