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Designers will soon study the area around the Memphis Zoo parking lot to begin sketching out a plan for a new lot there that is promised to end parking on the Overton Park Greensward.
That information popped up recently on the city webpage for information about the project. The city said employees of Powers Hill Design, the firm chosen to design the new lot, will soon “conduct initial reconnaissance (survey, tree survey, geotech, etc.) of the project site.”
Powers Hill will come up with three designs and present them first to the Advisory Team, which includes officials from the mayor’s office, project funders, community representatives, and representatives of key park anchors like the zoo and Overton Park Conservancy.
That group will make recommendations on design to another team, the “design team,” and then to the city. The Advisory Team will also share information throughout the process with the public and ensure public feedback is included throughout. After the designs are presented to that team, they’ll be posted online for public review and feedback.
After that input is included in the design, Powers Hill will present a concept plan to the Advisory Group and to the public. After the public hearing, Powers Hill will then incorporate that input, “where possible,” into a final concept plan to the city.
