Planning and Development

Memphis Park Services works hard to improve existing facilities and bring new facilities to the people of Memphis. In our Planning & Development department, landscape architects, designers, and planners oversee all park planning and development of new parks and upgrades to existing facilities.

Projects for 2008-09

  • Partnership with the Cordova Leadership Council to plant 250 Crape Myrtle trees along Germantown Parkway. More Information
  • Planning for new Countrywood Park
  • Planning for a skate park to start in 2009

Recently Completed Projects

  • Paving of Lewis Senior Center parking lot.
  • ADA compliance and HVAC and lighting upgrades at the Bellevue Tennis Center.
  • Construction complete for Cancer Survivor's Park (funded by the Bloch Foundation)
  • Renovation of the Overton Park Shell, jointly funded by the City of Memphis and the Friends of the Levitt Pavilion
  • Renovation of the Riverview, Douglass, Charles Powell, and Whitehaven Community Centers
  • Rebuilding the Audubon golf-cart barn
  • Upgrade of the Liberty Bowl Stadium lower concourse restrooms
  • ADA compliance and HVAC and lighting upgrades at Whitehaven and Wolbrecht Tennis Centers
  • The Northwest Passage at the Memphis Zoo
  • Construction of the Clubhouse at the Links at Riverside
  • Construction of the Links at Whitehaven
  • 19 neighborhood park and playground improvements
  • Reconstruction of the Lichterman Nature Center
  • Construction of the Ed Rice Aquatic Facility
  • Construction of the Orange Mound Community Center
  • Additions / Renovations to Glenview and Sexton Community Centers
  • Development of the Wolf River Greenway Master Plan
  • Construction of the Bert Ferguson Community Center
  • Construction of the Hickory Hill Community Center
  • 28 fence replacements at ball fields



Park Services

Planning and Development

Administrative Office
2599 Avery Avenue
Memphis, Tn 38112
Phone: (901) 576-4241


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