Memphis River Parks Partnership
Working with and for the people of Memphis to unlock the transformative power of our river.
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A safer, slower Riverside Drive
A safer, slower Riverside Drive
Ensuring safe, convenient and joyful access to the river is a priority for Memphis River Parks Partnership.
A Year of A Closed Riverside Drive…
A Year of A Closed Riverside Drive…
A year ago this week, Mayor Strickland gave the city a great gift with the closure of Riverside Drive. That closure changed the way…
What’s Next for the Mud Island Amphitheater?
What’s Next for the Mud Island Amphitheater?
Mud Island Park and the amphitheater on the island hold a special place in all Memphians hearts. It’s where so many saw “the best concert…
Major Milestone for the Memphis Riverfront
Major Milestone for the Memphis Riverfront
Just three years after the completion of the Memphis Riverfront Concept, the city is breaking ground on its major riverfront park — Tom…
What’s Next for Tom Lee Park? Q&A
What’s Next for Tom Lee Park? Q&A
Last month, Memphis River Parks Partnership shared an update on Tom Lee Park’s design process and published the schematic design for the…
Investing in Parks, Investing in Equity
Investing in Parks, Investing in Equity
Remarks by Carol Coletta to the International Downtown Association Annual Conference on October 7, 2020
How Do We Make a Safe Riverside Drive — Virtual Public Meeting Recap
How Do We Make a Safe Riverside Drive — Virtual Public Meeting Recap
Memphis River Parks Partnership held a virtual public meeting Monday, September 21, 2020, to consider ways to make Riverside Drive safer…
Memphis River Line Gets a New Look
Memphis River Line Gets a New Look
New signage in Martyrs Park points the way to Big River Crossing and back
How Do We Make a Safe Riverside Drive?
How Do We Make a Safe Riverside Drive?
Today, traffic moves very quickly (and sometimes very wildly) on Riverside Drive. Pedestrians attempting to cross the street (or even to…
Join our“Be There For Tip-Off!” Challenge
Join our“Be There For Tip-Off!” Challenge
Basketball fans everywhere are excited that the NBA is returning later this month, so what better way to show support for our Grizzlies…
Let’s get moving, Memphis! Join our Fitness Challenge.
Let’s get moving, Memphis! Join our Fitness Challenge.
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…
New public art is coming to Memphis
New public art is coming to Memphis
Two sculptures by internationally-renowned artist Hank Willis Thomas will be exhibited in Fourth Bluff Park on Memphis’ riverfront…
How to Support a Riverfront for Everyone
How to Support a Riverfront for Everyone
There’s still time to support the riverfront this year!
Tom Lee Park: What’s Next
Tom Lee Park: What’s Next
With yesterday’s announcement, Memphians can start looking forward to the new, signature Tom Lee Park. The transformed park will be the…
An Update on Tom Lee Park
An Update on Tom Lee Park
For more than 100 years, Memphis has dreamed of a great riverfront. The Memphis Riverfront Concept lays out a vision for a connected…
River Garden + River Line Celebrate One Year, Host All-Day Community Celebration with free yoga…
River Garden + River Line Celebrate One Year, Host All-Day Community Celebration with free yoga…
MEMPHIS — River Line, the 5-mile bike/pedestrian trail connecting the riverfront from Wolf River Greenway to Big River Crossing, and River…
A riverfront for Visionaries
A riverfront for Visionaries
Visionary (noun) : one having unusual foresight and imagination
Reflections from the Intern
Reflections from the Intern
Bailey Cate is the summer intern for programming at the Memphis River Parks Partnership and begins her senior year studying Environmental…
Maintaining our Riverfront — Q&A
Maintaining our Riverfront — Q&A
Your maintenance questions asked, and answered.