There are 33 article(s) tagged John Zeanah:

• March 2020

  • Rodney Baber Park to rise from watery grave

    Construction on renovations for Rodney Baber Park and Kennedy Park are expected to begin this fall. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 12, 2020

• November 2019

  • New bus rapid transit route to be more like light rail in its wait times

    Planning and Development Director John Zeanah said on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that federal funding announced this week for the Downtown-University of Memphis corridor promises to change the image of public transit in the city.

    By Bill Dries November 08, 2019

• April 2019

  • North Memphis 3.0 showdown moves from courtesy to accusations

    The latest meeting on the Memphis 3.0 plan demonstrated the lingering confusion – and some suspicion – about what the long-range development plan recommends and how it works.

    By Bill Dries April 18, 2019

• March 2019

  • Memphis 3.0 plan draws more questions than reviews in first council discussion

    Memphis City Council members looked for a quick bottom line in the Memphis 3.0 plan during their first discussion of the 400-page proposal Tuesday.

    By Bill Dries March 06, 2019

• February 2019

  • Memphis 3.0 plan seeks to change development concepts

    Putting together the comprehensive 20-year Memphis 3.0 development plan required trying to change some ideas about what it means to encourage development in very different parts of a diverse city.

    By Bill Dries February 07, 2019

• December 2018

  • Memphis 3.0 draft includes area anchors and ‘degree of change’ ratings

    The city’s long-range development plan for the next 20 years begins with what is already there, gauges the market and public sentiment and builds from there. A draft of the Memphis 3.0 plan debuted Wednesday on a city website, www.memphis3point0.com.

    By Bill Dries December 19, 2018

• October 2018

  • Construction and building permit fees to go up in code changes

    Local construction permit fees would go up for the first time since 2001 as the city and county update International Code standards by the end of the year.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2018

• September 2018

  • Harris appoints former councilman to run Office of Re-entry

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has appointed former Memphis City Council member Harold Collins to serve as administrator and executive director of the Shelby County Office of Re-Entry, according to a news release Tuesday.

    By Omer Yusuf September 25, 2018