Today, Memphis competes with cities across America for matching funds–and we can bring those dollars right here to Overton Park! The Trick Out My Trip campaign, sponsored by ioby and TransitCenter, promises to bring funds to cities that want to improve safety and access for
As we move closer to a solution for the park’s traffic and parking issues, we wanted to provide some quick updates on other projects that will enhance park accessibility. North Parkway Improvements In 2013, Overton Park Conservancy applied for a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) grant
The East Parkway Playground needs a little TLC–and you can provide it! It’s time to replace some of the worn and ripped safety surfacing on this heavily-used playground. We need $3,125 to purchase and install new surfacing and have a certified playground safety inspector sign
The effort to improve bicycle and pedestrian access in Overton Park just got a big boost. The First Tennessee Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to Overton Park Conservancy for the construction of an enhanced bike/pedestrian entrance at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and Cooper
Missed our earlier installments? Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 7 / Part 8 Try as it might, the mud couldn’t stop Bike Gate. Set it back a day, sure. Attempt to swallow a crane whole…why not? But in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday, February
Missed our earlier installments? Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 7 T-minus four days until Bike Gate is complete! Now that we’re in the home stretch, if you’ve been driving down East Parkway this week, you’ve probably noticed the splashes of color in
Missed our earlier installments? Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 The first piece of Bike Gate is officially in the ground. This afternoon, crews from Wagner General Contractors and Tylur French’s Youngblood Studio are installing the two 13-foot steel towers that will form
A few quick notes on some plant-related matters (our favorite kind of matters!)… A New Tree for the Playground Earlier this month, we had the privilege of working with Memphis City Beautiful and Del-Nat Tire Corporation to plant a beautiful new sugar maple just outside
Missed our earlier installments? Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 It’s happening! Work started today on the site of the new bicycle and pedestrian plaza at Overton Park, and you’ll continue to see movement at the intersection of Sam Cooper Blvd. and East Parkway
There’s a new feature coming to Rainbow Lake Playground…and we don’t mind saying it’s going to be pretty awesome. Artist Tylur French, who’s also building our Bike Gate sculpture, is putting together a new musical sculpture and pebble processor. The original sculpture we installed wasn’t
