With the opening of Tom Lee Park in 2023, Memphis River Parks transformed a once disinvested and overlooked waterfront into a vibrant, inclusive, world-class public park that fosters joy, rest, connection, pride, and meaning for all visitors.

The Center’s case study on the design and opening of Tom Lee Park adds important insights to the conversation on the potential of public spaces for advancing prosperity and belonging through design equity and excellence, gradual placemaking, neighborliness and safety, and partnerships.

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