Lamar

Planning District

About Lamar

The Lamar District is a safe and desirable community, where heritage assets are protected and used as catalysts for economic and cultural opportunities. The Lamar planning district is supported by improved pedestrian infrastructure and quality housing, and community members have access to parks and open space and opportunities to visit local, innovative, and well-designed commercial businesses.

Memphis 3.0 Update
Public Workshops

During the Memphis 3.0 Five-Year Update, residents from across the district came together through a series of community workshops to help shape the future of their community. Participants validated district priorities and anchors, explored updates to the Future Land Use Map, and helped inform zoning and policy recommendations through meaningful conversations and shared ideas.

The Office of Comprehensive Planning documented what residents shared throughout the update process and developed the public resources that reflect this community input. Explore the district's priorities, meeting notes, workshop materials, and maps to see how residents helped shape the district's vision for the future.

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Orange Mound Small Area Plan

During the Small Area Planning Process, community engagement was crucial to the ideation of design concepts and recommendations for neighborhood improvements and development. The Division of Planning and Development (DPD) partnered with Opticos Design to create a vision for each of the anchor-focused Small Area Plans. After several meetings with community members and other interested parties Opticos Design, DPD, and stakeholders compiled suggestions to create plans for anchor and neighborhood revitalization.

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Accelerate Memphis Projects

Park Avenue Streetscape Improvements

Street improvements and mid-block crossings along Park Ave. will enhance pedestrian connectivity across the street by reducing the distance between crosswalks. A two-way bike lane at the south side of Park Ave. will provide multi-modal access to the Lamar-Airways Shopping Center site, where improved streetscape and open spaces will catalyze new mixed-use development to activate the sidewalk, improve the pedestrian experience and provide a greater variety of housing types in Orange Mound.

Park Avenue Streetscape Improvements

Street improvements and mid-block crossings along Park Ave. will enhance pedestrian connectivity across the street by reducing the distance between crosswalks. A two-way bike lane at the south side of Park Ave. will provide multi-modal access to the Lamar-Airways Shopping Center site, where improved streetscape and open spaces will catalyze new mixed-use development to activate the sidewalk, improve the pedestrian experience and provide a greater variety of housing types in Orange Mound.