A New Kind of Park Along Memphis' Waterfront

Route Fifty: The underutilized Memphis and Mississippi River parks in Memphis, Tennessee, are typically bisected by a busy four-lane road, but not today.

Instead visitors will be able to shoot hoops on three basketball courts, rollerblade around a rink and eat at local food trucks in a temporary park connecting the other two.

Memphis is hailing RiverPlay as a new model for cities to activate neglected urban spaces to promote equity.

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