Memphis, Tennessee

Broad Avenue Corridor Planning Initiative
   

On behalf of the Memphis/Shelby County Division of Planning and Development, Duncan Associates and Ferrell Madden Associates undertook a 7-day intensive design charrette intended to elicit a vision for the area, solidify an illustrative master plan, and eventually implement that plan with a form-based code. The site was originally intended to contain the I-40 Interstate, which was stopped decades ago through litigation at adjacent Overton Park. The remaining corridor west of the park had successfully been re-integrated into the surrounding neighborhood; however, east of the park, a connection (Sam Cooper Boulevard) was made to

interstate loop surrounding the City. This intrusive new freeway cut off historic Broad Avenue, once a major shopping street, with a suburban roadway design operating at high speeds that cut the neighborhood in two. The charrette, held in late January 2006, was successful in forging new partnerships to combat blight and crime in the area, in addition to providing hope to citizens that their community might be linked north and south again, and the local corridors revived with active uses. The drafting of the plan report and form-based code is underway, and anticipated to be completed by summer of 2006. Visit the project website www.dpd.dun duncanplan.co canplan.com/fbc for additional information.

Period:    January 2006 - Present                Contact:     Louise Mercuro
Team:      Duncan Associates                                        Deputy Planning Director
               Ferrell Madden Associates                               901.576.7197
               Urban Advisors                                            
               Urban Advantage
               A + S Architects
               Third Coast Design Studio
               Hall Planning and Engineering