{"id":104657,"date":"2023-08-31T11:05:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T09:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aivp.org\/?p=104657"},"modified":"2023-08-31T11:23:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T09:23:51","slug":"riverfront-park-transformed-into-a-safe-and-inclusive-area-in-memphis-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aivp.org\/en\/newsroom\/riverfront-park-transformed-into-a-safe-and-inclusive-area-in-memphis-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Riverfront park transformed into a safe and inclusive area in Memphis, Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Memphis, Tennessee the Tom Lee Park located near the Mississippi river has been renovated and turned into a recreational public space for people to play, to exercise and to unwind within the lush native vegetation. The $61 million transformation project was inspired by the river which is also used as a scenic backdrop. It was essential that that all Memphians could access the park easily as it is within walking distance of some economically distressed neighborhoods. The park is meant to reopen for Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, September 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"row lien-article\">\n    <div class=\"col-12\">\n        \n                    <div class=\"position-relative anime-in-view link-container\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturalrecord.com\/articles\/16404-with-tom-lee-park-studio-gang-and-scape-transform-a-bedraggled-memphis-park-into-a-riverfront-destination\" target=\"_blank\">Architectural Record<\/a>\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"position-absolute image-de-fond\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aivp.org\/wp-content\/themes\/lmc-aivp\/img\/link.svg\">\n\n                    <\/div>\n                                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Memphis, Tennessee the Tom Lee Park located near the Mississippi river has been renovated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":104663,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4846],"tags":[1958],"goal":[],"class_list":["post-104657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites-en","tag-united-states"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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