Follow-up Event Appendix I. Love Letter Template
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 2 “Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 3 I. LOVE T30 “hope exhibited by your most vulnerable” Authenticity, Character (city or citizens) T20 “city is big but feels small”
Responses: 48 T26 “friendly folks”
T121 “Our history of civil discord to address issues lawfully not violently (i.e- T125 “the community - people, events, music, free stuff” Civil Rights, school issues, etc)” T7 “community” T28 “the people” T7 “people” T50 “sense of adventure” T6 “people” T50 “resilience” T6 “big city with a small town feel” T50 “passion” T64 “sense of family” T123 “the energy of the people” T64 “culture” T27 “your people, as varied as the snowfall” T64 “sense of family” T25 “People” T12 “people” T25 “Potential” T221 “friendly folk” No Number T2 “Neighbors” P59 “people” T77 “genuine” P88 “community - grit and grind” T38 “People are still respectful” P65 “families” T113 “the culture - variety of people, food and religion” P46 “genuine conversations/relationships” T78 “Community” P67 “southern hospitality” T78 “Passion” P41 “people” T78 “Culture” P127 “your quirkiness and diversity” T17 “Unity” P127 “your friendliness” T30 “resistance in the face of oppression” P70 “the soul” T30 “ability to come together in a crisis” P140 “community”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 4 P140 “people” P71 “the diversity of this city”
P115 “friendly people” Civic Aspiration/Entrepreneurial Spirit/”Can Do” Attitude P31 “your grit” Responses: 12 P129 “your heart and soul” T108 “Revitalization efforts going on everywhere! It’s amazing to watch a city P71 “my neighbors” be reborn.”
T98 “willingness to make change” Sense of Place (physical) T98 “your efforts to revitalize the inner city” Responses: 4 T58 “the people who enjoy seeing and building my magic show” T99 “the environment” T58 “future for my family” T77 “stability” T20 “the revitalization of distressed areas” T38 “my house” T98 “your efforts to revitalize the inner city” T19 “that I can always find something familiar” T24 “willingness to improve”
Diversity P46 “helping to build new infrastructure and projects”
Responses: 10 P92 “community and non-profit engagement”
T112 “diversity” P129 “how much of a difference one person can make”
T60 “diversity” P71 “the city is close enough that we look to each other for solutions to problems” T21 “diversity of people”
T103 “diversity of people and cultures” Spectator Arts Culture
T19 “that you welcome so many” Responses: 23
P127 “your quirkiness and diversity” T90 “Amazing festivals”
T27 “your people, as varied as the snowfall” T121 “our love of a good party: any given front yard, back yard or festival (BBQ Fest, Municfest, River Arts, Tamale Fest, etc)” P135 “your ethnic diversity” T61 “Community - events like Tamale Fest” No Number T4 “the diverse array of people who live here”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 5 T61 “Free opportunities - Levitt Shell concerts” Participatory Arts Culture
T28 “the festivals/local events” Responses: 2
T54 “theater” T16 “Crosstown and all emerging arts districts”
T120 “lots of things to do” P46 “helping to build new infrastructure and projects
T79 “All the festivals - Greek Festival, Cinco K Mayo, Sunset Symphony” P74 ” the creative vibe of people and venues like the Artistik Lounge every 3rd sunday and ‘the Weird’ at the Rumba Room” T60 “Community - events like Tamale Fest”
No Number T4 “all the events that the city and other organizations organize” Music
T48 “community festivals” Responses: 17
T100 “Outdoor movies and concerts” T108 “Sharing you with my friends. No one knows how good you are. So I get to show off the food, the culture, and the music and history by going for a walk T34 “Lots of things to do” or ride.” T125 “the community - people, events, music, free stuff” T69 “Music” T111 “events for people such as Tamale Fest” T34 “Levitt Shell” T18 “Tamale Fest” T43 “Beale Street” P40 “the amount of activities to do and the easy access of knowing about T11 “music” them” T16 “Levitt Shell and other free music” P67 “festivals” T125 “the community - people, events, music, free stuff” P84 “many community events” T51 “Beale Street” P181 “Affordable arts and entertainment - Metal Museum, Playhouse, Grizzlies, Orpheum, etc.” T51 “Stax Museum”
P87 “the food and entertainment options” T6 “music”
P52 “Playhouse on the Square” P59 “music”
P52 “Theatre Memphis” P65 “music”
P92“music”
P127 “your music”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 6 P140 “music” P74 “Caritas and Centro Latino - Ms. Onies experiment of creating a functional microcosm of a new vision for Memphis” P95 “Elvis”
P71 “music” Small and/or Local Businesses
Responses: 5
Organizations T48 “T99 “trivia at Cafe Ole””
Responses: 18 T48 “the support throughout the community for local restaurants”
T79 “zoo” T48 “farmer’s markets”
T43 “National Civil Rights Museum” T58 “the people who enjoy seeing and building my magic show”
T33 “zoo” P7 “hiking at Shelby Forest and getting a burger at the General Store after” T85 “Crosstown Arts” Natural Resources, Public Space Amenities, Weather/Climate T85 “Arts Memphis and all of the arts organizations” Responses: 46 T85 “Caritas Village and the Binghampton community” T39 “How park like the city is” T25 “Dixon Gallery and Gardens” T99 “the environment” T51 “Stax Museum” T99 “Shelby Farms” T23 “Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center” T79 “The Old Forest trail at Overton Park” T14 “zoo” T35 “trees” No Number T3 “Overton Park/the Shell” T112 “green spaces” P92 “community and non-profit engagement” T25 “Parks” P49 “MCA and Brooks Museum” No Number T2 “Shelby Farms” P123 “the zoo” T69 “The River” P52 “Playhouse on the Square” T69 “Parks” P52 “Theatre Memphis” T102 “River view” P52 “The ART Center (store on Union)”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 7 T102 “Shelby Farms” P37 “Riverfront park”
T100 “greenway (particularly Wolf River)” P92 “the river and its connection to the city”
T34 “Overton Park - old growth forest” P41 “scenery”
T91 “Shelby Farms Park and Greenline” P84 “growing outdoor spaces for the community”
T113 “Shelby Farms” P82 “Overton Park”
T21 “parks and museums” P82 “Greenline”
T17 “the River” P181 “Greenline”
T33 “good drinking water” P70 “the River”
T25 “Mississippi River Park” P36 “Overton Park and the biking areas - I love picnicking in the park with my dog, friends or family” T16 “Shelby Farms and Greenline” P123 “the River” T125 “Winter” P31 “the River” T117 “sandbars” P95 “Shelby Farms Park” T117 “Gayoso Bayou”
T24 “weather” Food
T3 “Overton Park” Responses: 40
T3 “V & E Greenline” T108 “Sharing you with my friends. No one knows how good you are. So I get to show off the food, the culture, and the music and history by going for a walk T23 “Shelby Farms” or ride.” T221 “trees” T90 “Central BBQ” T18 “parks” T28 “the food” No Number T3 “Overton Park/the Shell” T99 “trivia at Cafe Ole” P7 “hiking at Shelby Forest and getting a burger at the General Store after” No number T1 “food” P46 “being hot and not dealing with winter” T123 “the food” P37 “Overton Park” T97 “Your cookin’ (food)”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 8 T27 “Your food - all of it!” P67 “countless coffee shops”
T35 “food” P92 “food”
T112 “restaurants” P41 “restaurants”
No Number T2 “ Many different kinds of restaurants” P84 “awesome food”
T48 “farmer’s markets” P82 “restaurants”
T100 “great bbq restaurants” P181 “all of your awesome food - Cooper Young, Broad Avenue, etc.”
T21 “good restaurants” P70 “the food”
T17 “food” P87 “the food and entertainment options”
T103 “great restaurants” P115 “good food places”
T11 “food” P95 “bbq”
T26 “great food” Neighborhoods T125 “the community - people, events, music, food, free stuff” Responses: 9 T7 “food” N53 “multiple neighborhoods with stuff to do” No Number T5 “Jerry’s Sno Cones” N57 “neighborhood development” No Number T5 “Taco Trucks” N111 “ Different areas of town” No Number T5 “Pyros” N115 “Low-budget performing spaces & performances” T6 “food” N125 “Neighborhoods that in larger cities would seem like absolute gems and T23 “all the great food” could not exist in a smaller place”
T42 “food” N4 “Your local feeling neighborhoods. Your attitude “
T221 “great food” N8 “The atmosphere of the smaller communities that make Memphis up. The creative people that Memphis attracts” P59 “food” N31 “The communities” P65 “food” T29 Overton Square P7 “hiking at Shelby Forest and getting a burger at the General Store after”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 9 T29 Broad Avenue T14 “Downtown before midnight”
T29 South Main No Number T3 “Midtown”
T108 “Going to the museum and then going to the park and then the zoo and No Number T3 “South Main” then the coffee shop and not leaving the block.” T18 “Midtown - Overton Square” T90 “My cool neighborhood” P7 “Cooper Young” T39 “the neighborhoods” P37 “Overton Square” No number T1 “South Main Arts District” P37 “Cooper Young” T54 “Germantown” P127 “Midtown” T35 “Midtown” P36 “how walkable some of the communities are” T34 “Cooper-Young” P130 “Cooper Young” T91 “updated downtown and Overton Square” P130 “Downtown (South Main mostly)” T113 “renovation of downtown and Midtown” P130 “Beginning to love Overton Square again” T85 “Caritas Village and the Binghampton community” P49 “Overton Square - great atmosphere, food and fun” T25 “Cooper Young neighborhood” P135 “your revitalized downtown” T20 “Cooper Young” P129 “Crosstown renovation” T20 “downtown - food, sights, trolley” P74 “My neighbors in Uptown - we are creating a community” T16 “Crosstown and all emerging arts districts”
T26 “wonderful neighborhoods, especially Midtown” Architecture
T117 “Summer Ave” Responses: 4
T56 “Midtown” T97 “You’re so well built (historic architecture)”
T12 “Downtown” T56 “Downtown skyline when returning from travel”
T12 “North Memphis” T39 “how beautifully Fairview Junior High was restored”
T14 “Midtown” P36 “the architecture”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 10 No Number T4 “the Grizzlies” Healthcare T113 “Grizzlies” Responses: 2 T11 “attractions” P49 “St. Jude - a place close to my heart which has treated many students and friends” T51 “Mall”
P135 “St. Jude” T42 “Midtown Drinking” P40 “sports (go Grizz! and how the community rallies together around them” Education P88 “Memphis Grizzlies” Responses: 4 P181 “Affordable arts and entertainment - Metal Museum, Playhouse, Grizzlies, T43 “the school I teach at (Westside Middle)” Orpheum, etc.”
P88 “progress in education” P181 “Sports and leisure - Memphis Runners Track Club, Greater Memphis Soccer Association” P67 “strive for education reform” P123 “Memphis sports” P31 “my Montessori Community (MMS)” P87 “the food and entertainment options”
P135 “Tigers and Grizzlies” History and Cultural Heritage P115 “spirit - Grizzlies and Tigers” Responses: 15 P129 “the Grizz” T108 “Sharing you with my friends. No one knows how good you are. So I get to show off the food, the culture, and the music and history by going for a walk or ride.” Transportation T123 “the rich history of each neighborhood” Responses: 4 T60 “history” T39 “lack of bad traffic” P7 “the cool historical places downtown and all around” T102 “bike paths”
P87 “being able to bike all over the city” Sport/Leisure P87 “trolleys to get around downtown easily” Responses: 15
T27 “your basketball team - Memphis Grizz!” Cost of Living/Affordability
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 11 Responses: 3 P92 “the divide that exists sometimes, stigma that the city comes with”
T121 “the cost of living” P181 “perception of the “danger” of our city by outsiders (which may involve addressing crime and making safety a priority)” T54 “low cost of living” P140 “negativity about Memphis” T97 “Don’t take this the wrong way, baby, but you are so cheap (low cost of living)” P115 “people who hate on you! I love it here and hate the negative view even some Memphis have”
Political Leadership P129 “People from Germantown and Collierville and who hate Memphis”
Responses: 1 Race and/or Class Conflict T98 “it’s current leadership” Responses: 39
Economy T61 “socioeconomic inequalities”
Responses: 1 T28 “people who are intolerant who live here”
T111 “different jobs for kids during summer” T50 “separation between urban and suburbs”
No Number T1 “lack of cultural diversity” II. WHAT FRUSTRATES ME …. T54 “Race relations” T79 “Memphis has so many strengths but we tend to allow politics and race issues to block progress to a degree I have not seen in other cities I’ve been to” Defeatist Attitude, Negative Self-Image, Citizen Apathy T112 “the city is very segmented” Responses: 10 T25 “amount of “college town” pride” T27 “the negative energy from sad people” T38 “discrimination against the Hispanic community” T24 “attitude of the citizens” T48 “number of factories in the city concentrated in minority neighborhoods” T42 “Unwillingness to change and evolve out of old ways” T113 “The city doesn’t restore within the city limits instead of expanding out P40 “the want for more people to attend meetings or things that make them east” aware of things going on in Memphis beyond the news” T78 “segregation” P88 “negative stereotypes (crime)” T33 “discrimination”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 12 T11 “racial divide” P135 “racial divide”
T16 “racial relationships” P31 “disconnected communities”
No Number T5 “hate” P129 “People from Germantown and Collierville and who hate Memphis”
T15 “the way you treat the homeless” P74 “It’s sometimes hard to be new in a place where people have strong long term ties” T15 “the way you treat veterans” P74 “that the communities are diverse but more cross pollination between T3 “racial problems” communities needs to happen” T42 “ingrained racial divisiveness” Blight T14 “the sense of entitlement that runs rampant across all racial and socioeconomic boundaries” Responses: 15
T18 “too many homeless people” T90 “Trash, litter”
T19 “the way you are untrusting of your local talent to represent you unless T120 “cleanliness” you know someone who knew of them first” T27 “the busted, empty buildings” No Number T6 “Remove the statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest immediately!” T113 “empty buildings all around town with no vision or hope to replace those P88 “racial and socioeconomic divide” buildings”
P7 “neighborhood segregation and gentrification” T16 “downtown is not as awesome as it could be - need more festivals and parties that are inclusive” P46 “segregation and overt racism” T125 “blight” P37 “the city feels very separated at times” T7 “overall concern about blight and abandoned buildings” P97 “the divide that exists sometimes, stigma that the city comes with” T24 “condition of the city” P41 “community relations” P92 “blighted areas” P84 “how I might make a wrong turn and immediately feel like I’ve entered a different world” P84 “how I might make a wrong turn and immediately feel like I’ve entered a different world” P82 “segregation” P82 “blighted areas” P82 “Midtown is Memphis” P127 “blight” P70 “racial divides” P87 “there is trash everywhere all over the ground”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 13 T108 “So many empty buidlings! Tear ‘em down or fix ‘em up! Quit building T117 “city taxes” sprawl and develop the stuff already here.” T56 “Poor urban development” P59 “trash on street” T56 “stop using jail and court system as a profit center”
T56 “all city officials need customer service training” Public Investments, Political Leadership, Spatial Planning T6 “old boy network” Responses: 39 T6 “city and county taxes” T108 “So many empty buildings! Tear ‘em down or fix ‘em up! Quit building sprawl and develop the stuff already here.” T12 “city council”
T39 “declining infrastructure” T12 “the mayor”
T121 “Youth engagement. More opportunities for healthy youth. Fun (we’ve T14” self-serving politicians who put themselves first” lost the Fair, Libertyland, waterparks; pool access, parks programs)” T19 “the way you keep taking benefits from the Memphis Police Department” T123 “I get frustrated with your size ... you’re too spread out” T19 “how you constantly allow the City of Memphis to waste money” T123 “I get frustrated with your leadership at times” P59 “ineffective organizations” T79 “Memphis has so many strengths but we tend to allow politics and race P59 “ineffective political leadership” issues to block progress to a degree I have not seen in other cities I’ve been to” P40 “I wish there was a bigger downtown - more of a downtown presence” T102 “parking on grass in Overton Park” P7 “How far I have to drive to get stuff (clothes, Apple Store, etc.)” No Number T4 “sprawl” P46 “money going to wrong areas - Beale, bar/tourism focus” T48 “number of factories in the city concentrated in minority neighborhoods” P127 “sprawl” T113 “The city doesn’t restore within the city limits instead of expanding out east” P181 “better local leadership - clean house and start over with local government” T43 “the city council’s spending/budget woes” P36 “lack of walkablity in some communities” T21 “city and county politics = dysfunction” P130 “stop interstate construction for a few years” T30 “your secrecy and unwillingness to accept responsibility for your actions” P49 “Empty parts of downtown - there is still so much potential that should be T30 “lack of public input for development projects” capitalized on” T117 “city council” P123 “Government”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 14 P31 “disconnected communities” P70 “drug abuse”
P52 “city politics” P36 “disinvestment in places like Orange Mound, Frayser, the Pinch, etc.”
P135 “serious poverty” Economy and Poverty P95 “my house” Responses: 21
T121 “Poverty - must equip all, honor all, love all; change systems to support Neighborhoods prosperity; start with first class efficient public transportation” Responses: 18 T61 “socioeconomic inequalities” T29 “The area around the University of Memphis - this is a university town?” T99 “That Bass Pro needs to convert” T35 “get downtown bigger” T27 “struggling families” T35 “develop poor neighborhoods” T91 “Tax the wankers who benefit from Memphis jobs - being so close to 2 states makes it very difficult to be sustainable” T112 “the city is very segmented”
T21 “not enough opportunity to move into middle class - jobs that pay well” T91 “Whitten Road south of I-40 to Mullins”
T33 “jobs” T91 “Lamar South of I-40”
T11 “homelessness” T113 “Beale Street run down and should be a better local and tourist attraction” T26 “poverty” P40 “I wish there was a bigger downtown - more of a downtown presence” T117 “stop using jail and court system as a profit center” P7 “neighborhood segregation and gentrification” T117 “city taxes” P37 “the city feels very separated at times” T7 “more jobs” P37 “gentrification makes me nervous for you” T6 “city and county taxes” P84 “how I might make a wrong turn and immediately feel like I’ve entered a T111 “not enough jobs” different world”
T18 “job market” P36 “disinvestment in places like Orange Mound, Frayser, the Pinch, etc.”
P46 “money going to wrong areas - Beale, bar/tourism focus” P130 “Revive Mud Island - do something with it”
P127 “poverty/underemployment” P49 “Empty parts of downtown - there is still so much potential that should be capitalized on”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 15 P31 “disconnected communities” T26 “crime”
P52 “Lamar Ave” T125 “A bad experience with the Memphis Police department”
P74 “that the communities are diverse but more cross pollination between T125 “rape kits not being tested” communities needs to happen” T56 “stop using jail and court system as a profit center”
Public Safety No Number T5 “crime”
Responses: 39 T64 “crime and follow up on reported crimes”
T28 “drivers” “ T3 “crime”
T79 “There are too many places that I do not feel safe walking alone as a T42 “crime” woman” T14 “the outrageous crime and those who talk about it without doing T79 “There are few places that shelter victims of domestic violence” something about it or supporting those who do”
T97 “You drive a mess (bad drivers, poor driver education, poor enforcement of T111 “crime” traffic laws)” T18 “crime” T112 “safety” P59 “Disparities in justice system” T38 “I don’t feel secure anymore because of a drug dealer” P65 “violence” T38 “police don’t take action quickly causing victims of crime to suffer” P37 “safety - I don’t always feel safe” No Number T3 “Beale Street dangerous” P84 “how as a woman I can’t go downtown alone without getting catcalled (no T102 “violence” matter what I’m wearing - but that shouldn’t matter anyway)”
T120 “crime” P181 “perception of the “danger” of our city by outsiders (which may involve addressing crime and making safety a priority)” T58 “crime” P70 “violence” T100 “crime” P70 “drug abuse” T78 “crime” P115 “feeling unsafe in specific areas” T43 “crime” P52 “the crime” T11 “crime” P71 “Memphis should show tolerance to dope smokers - If you can’t make it T20 “Police department - crime is everywhere, it’s how you deal with it!” legal, make it tolerated.”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 16 P59 “killing of youth babies” P46 “educational reform that makes the problems worse/more complicated”
P59 “gangs” P135 “messed up school system”
Food Transportation Responses: 1 Responses: 54 P31 “lack of grocery delivery” T29 “Bus System - inconsistent, undependable, overcrowded, and unkempt”
Education T29 “More and better bike lanes - especially connecting the university to Midtown” Responses: 17 T108 “Pave a street or two” T121 “School district quicksand - ever changing ‘system’ ” T108 “Bike lanes all the way down Central! People going to work and schoool T61 “the failing education system” at U of M use Central.”
No Number T1 “lack of interest in education” T90 “traffic”
T54 “public schools” T39 “The lack of major north south traffic arteries. There are too few.”
T100 “underfunded schools” T121 “Poverty - must equip all, honor all, love all; change systems to support prosperity; start with first class efficient public transportation” T78 “education” T61 “no reasonable public transportation” T125 “not every school offers advanced placement and international baccalaureate” T28 “drivers”
T24 “awful education system” T97 Yo’ bus broke down (poor access, frequency, convenience of bus service/ public transit options)” T64 “no good schools for everyone” T97 “you stink (environmental concerns - polluting vehicles, no vehicle T3 “divisions in educational opportunities” inspection, haphazard cutting of trees especially by MLGW but also by private organizations too)” T12 “school board” T35 “bring trolleys back” P40 “some leaders within the school systems” T112 “no public transportation” P88 “number of failing schools and students left behind” T25 “lack of alternative transportation” P65 “school system” T69 “horrible drive on the expressway - no matter where I go there is P7 “education” construction”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 17 T69 “public transportation could be better” T6 “potholes”
No Number T3 “trolley broken” T15 “the way the streets are in bad shape”
T102 “bad mass transit” T221 “limited access for handicapped”
No Number T4 “lack of good/cheap public transportation” T221 “limited access for bicycles”
No Number T4 “more sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and wheelchair ramps are P127 “horrible public transportation” needed” P181 “traffic and construction pace is too slow” T48 “some areas need more sidewalks or crosswalks - so many people walk across busy streets like Poplar without having a crosswalk to do so safely” P36” lack of walkablity in some communities”
T48 “public transportation could be better” P36 “poor public transportation - there are cool places to see and visit but people can’t get there. We are isolating major portions of our population.” T100 “constant construction” P140 “lack of greenways,bike lanes” T34 “overgrown/falling apart sidewalks” P123 “construction” T34 “lack of crosswalks and adherence to them” P123 “Poplar Ave” T91 “improve the roads, especially in some of the poorer areas” P87 “you need more bike lanes” T33 “access to transportation” P87 “the bus system sucks” T30 “Public transit system which fails to address the needs of those most dependent on its services” P115 “ongoing construction”
T25 “we need more bike lanes” P31 “the expensive flights from MEM”
T25 “how narrow the lanes are on Poplar Avenue” P129 “expensive airfare”
T20 “traffic” T50 “public transportation”
T16 “need more places to walk and bike” No Number T1 “lack of public transportation”
T16 “public transportation is really bad” P130 “stop interstate construction for a few years”
T26 “poorly designed roads” P95 “the roads”
T117 “public transportation” Nature/Conservation No Number T5 “potholes, construction” Responses: 9
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 18 T39 “Lack of a tree ordinance or any sort of protection for the arbor that T64 “no proper housing for everyone” shades our city” T18 “cheaper housing for the poor” T97 you stink (environmental concerns - polluting vehicles, no vehicle inspection, haphazard cutting of trees especially by MLGW but also by private organizations too) Youth Engagement/Entertainment
T25 “greenspace and outdoor opportunities” Responses: 10
T102 “parking on grass in Overton Park” T121 “Youth engagement. More opportunities for healthy youth. Fun (we’ve lost the Fair, Libertyland, waterparks; pool access, parks programs)” T34 “Unable to get recycling at my apartment” T50 “more things to do for under 21s” T21 “summer heat” T99 “We need that shooting water fountain area downtown again” T25 “Zoo parking - as a place built on a conservancy, Memphis Zoo needs to be more concerned with conserving the Park” T99 “More concerts at Mud Island”
T20 “more dog-friendly places” T103 “More activities for teenagers. I have a 13 year old daughter. She wants to be an OBGYN. I would like to enroll her in a program that will help her T221 “not enough parks downtown” achieve her goal.”
T43 “lack of concern for children” Healthcare T16 “not a lot of entertainment for young adults and kids” Responses: 2 T7 “activities for youth” T79 “There are few places that shelter victims of domestic violence” T64 “nothing productive and free for young people to do” P92 “nursing home facilities” T111 “no amusement parks”
Small Businesses Organizations Responses: 2 Responses: 1 P59 “ineffective organizations” No Number T3 “farmers market only on Saturday” P129 “MLGW”
Affordability
Responses: 2
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 19 T113 “downtown growth - grocery store, department stores, businesses” III. IN TEN YEARS I WANT TO SEE … T78 “more urbanization” T78 “more integrated and united neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods T21 “vibrant downtown”
Responses: 28 T25 “Hotel in Midtown” P7 “more diverse neighborhoods and increased prosperity in poor T29 “More density in the best neighborhoods and cheaper housing (less neighborhoods” subsidized driving/parking, fewer limits on building, less in the way of P7 “cooler, less touristy stuff downtown” occupational licensing, etc.)” P82 “revitalization” T39 “A cleaned up Summer Ave” P140 “Broad Avenue to be the “it” place but still be connected to T121 “All neighborhoods experiencing prosperity and renewal” Binghampton” T54 “continue to grow Downtown area” P130 “low income areas moved up with the return of business” T123 “Investment in communities” P123 “more family friendly downtown” T27 “revived neighborhoods” P31 “Crosstown” T35 “better zoning” P129 “Revive Summer Ave” No Number T3 “Overton Square to continue to grow” P95 “new communities” No Number T3 “Cooper-Young growing”
No Number T4 “more economic activity downtown” Political Leadership, Public Investments, Spatial Planning T102 “Broad Avenue developed” Responses: 20 T102 “Binghampton happy” T35 “better neighborhood integration” T29 “More density in the best neighborhoods and cheaper housing (less T91 “more areas like south of Union in Midtown - varying income levels in a subsidized driving/parking, fewer limits on building, less in the way of small section” occupational licensing, etc.)”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 20 T108 “The Sterick Building being used” T20 “Expansion of the airport” T108 “Peabody Place being used” T12 “new city leaders” T61 “more people staying in Memphis” T14 “politicians representing the rights and needs of their constituents” T50 “Greater involvement by people in suburbs” T19 “better benefits and pay for teachers” No Number T1 “tremendous increase in interest in the arts” T19 “better benefits for Memphis Police” T54 “continue to grow Downtown area” P59 “Businesses come to city without tax incentives” T123 “Investment in communities” P88 “talented young people creating change” T123 “stronger leadership” P37 “a unique Memphis that supports all of its residents” T79 “more round table discussions where people from different racial and P92 “more involvement from community” political groups can begin to work together” P127 “residential density Midtown – Downtown” T79 ”revitalization of the older neighborhoods instead of continuing the flight P36 “Reinvestment in housing and public health facilities” east” P129 “upgrades to housing in North and South Memphis” T27 “great leaders everywhere” P52 “government funds to help people, not line people’s pockets” T35 “better zoning” P59 “a new mayor” T48 “few factories and landfills” P59 “a new police chief” T35 “better neighborhood integration” P59 “more pastors, priests, rabbis and reverends” T100 “riverfront development” T100 “more walkable/dense city” Economy and Poverty T91 “more areas like south of Union in Midtown - varying income levels in a Responses: 39 small section” T54 “continue to grow Downtown area” T113 “A united city government, law enforcement and school system” T123 “lower unemployment rates” T21 “affordable, quality housing” T79 “revitalization of the older neighborhoods instead of continuing the flight T20 “The revitalization of Elvis Presley Blvd” east”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 21 No Number T4 “more economic activity downtown” neighborhoods” No Number T4 “more successful local businesses” P37 “keep the growth going” T100 “riverfront development” P84 “a lower infant mortality rate” T100 “less poverty - more social, job opportunities” P82 “revitalization” T103 “growth with more jobs” P127 “more jobs” T78 “more urbanization” P181 “better infant mortality rate” T21 “job opportunities above minimum wage” P130 “business return (just a few years ago we were the distribution capital of T33 “living off old reputation but still failing” the country and we have lost that and continue to lose it daily)” T26 “more high paying tech jobs” P130 “low income areas moved up with the return of business” T26 “less poverty” P49 “more big name businesses - already excited about IKEA!” T56 “reinvent our local economy” P135 “revitalized community” T56 “jobs (tech, manufacturing), not just warehouses” P52 “more job development” T7 “more jobs” P52 “less poverty” T24 “better businesses” P74 “a space for new business to get an opportunity that might now be as T6 “jobs to attract and keep our young talent” networked - M. Start Co. is good but something with a smaller commitment T64 “more job opportunities” but similar support” T42 “less poverty-stricken areas” P74 “more high paying jobs” T111 “more small businesses” T111 “lower taxes” Public Safety T18 “better job market” Responses: 11 T19 “better benefits and pay for teachers” T120 “less crime” T19 “better benefits for Memphis Police” T30 “a transparent and accountable police force” P7 “more diverse neighborhoods and increased prosperity in poor T11 “less crime”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 22 T26 “less crime” T78 “awesome school system” T7 “less violence” T11 “better schools” T15 “diminished crime” T125 “all high schools offering college level courses” T3 “gun control” No Number T5 “better education” T111 “crime go down” T64 “good schools for all economic classes” T18 “less crime” T3 “school district with equal opportunity for everyone” P40 “less crime” T42 “a better school system” P88 “less crime and violence - change the stereotype” T12 “improvement in the schools”
Food P59 “more viable education system” P40 “better public schools” Responses: 5 P88 “some of the best public schools in the country” T78 “more farms/gardens” P46 “education system that works for kids” T24 “more food options” P181 “universal pre-k” P46 “better breakfast restaurants” P140 “better public education”
P84 “a permanent farmer’s market booth area (like Roanoke, VA)” P135 “strong school system” P115 “more education programs reaching out to kids in underprivileged areas P84 “fewer (or no) food deserts” (like Brinkely Heights Urban Academy)”
Education P74 “lower cost community college with specific training and targeted business sought to grow middle class” Responses: 20
T39 “Better public schools” Transportation
T121 “stabilization of and quality education for all kids Pre-K to college” Responses: 38 T61 “more native Memphis children graduating high school” T29 “Better public transportation”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 23 T29 “Streets that don’t destroy tires” T25 “Bike lanes in every neighborhood” T108 “Trolleys going all the way through the Square and to Cooper Young, T20 “The revitalization of Elvis Presley Blvd” Downtown to Midtown” T117 “100 miles of bike lanes” T39 “More parkways” T117 “green buses” T121 “Better high quality public transportation” No Number T5 “better roads” T61 “Better public transportation” T6 “potholes filled” No Number T1 “excellent public transportation system” T3 “bus service that serves people’s needs” T97 “I need to get around (better bus service, alternative methods of T12 “better roads” transportation)” T221 “more bike lanes/paths” T35 “better public transportation and roads” P181 “more direct flights” T112 “public transportation” P181 “good public transportation” T25 “light rail, more cyclists as transportation, more connected communities” P36 “Communities that are truly connected by bike lanes, public transit (light No Number T3 “trolley system back up” rail), etc. T102 “pedestrian expansion on Madison” P140 “more greenways and protected bike lanes” No Number T4 “better public transportation” P87 “more bike lanes” T48 “better, accessible, practical public transportation” P87 “better public transit” T100 “more walkable/dense city” P31 “the bike lane progress” T34 “more walkable and bikeable” P129 “more greenlines and bike lanes”
T91 “Make a Plough Blvd overpass over Winchester Rd and Airways Blvd” History and Cultural Heritage T91 “bike lanes and pedestrian zones” Responses: 1 T91 “Shelby Farms Parkway” T108 “The Sterick Building being used” T30 “quality, affordable public transit that serves the needs of those who need it most”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 24 Healthcare Sport/Leisure Responses: 4 Responses: 16 T79 “increased housing opportunities for victims of domestic violence” T90 “amusement park” P84 “a lower infant mortality rate” T90 “water park” P181 “better infant mortality rate” T99 “More events” P36 “Reinvestment in housing and public health facilities” T69 “An amusement park”
Small and/or Local Businesses T69 “more water features” T113 “A Grizzlies championship” Responses: 6 T20 “A Crate and Barrel” T50 “more shops and music” T51 “Water park” T25 “investment in community gardens, small/local businesses” T51 “Theme park” No Number T4 “more successful local businesses” T12 “more diverse attractions - Memphis is not just Elvis” T78 “more farms/gardens” P181 “NFL or Pro soccer tem” T111 “more small businesses” P181 “a place to open-water swim” P84 “a permanent farmer’s market booth area (like Roanoke, VA)” P49 “an aquarium” P123 “aquarium” Music P123 “waterpark” P87 “a waterpark” Responses: 2
T50 “more shops and music” Cost of Living/Affordability
P65 “more music” Responses: 7
T29 “More density in the best neighborhoods and cheaper housing (less
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 25 subsidized driving/parking, fewer limits on building, less in the way of P70 “more state parks” occupational licensing, etc.)” T21 “affordable, quality housing” Race/Class Unity T30 “affordable housing for all people” Responses: 28 T125 “no homeless - turn dilapidated houses into homes for the homeless” T50 “Greater involvement by people in suburbs” T64 “low income housing” T50 “community” T18 “more shelter for the homeless” No Number T1 “get over racism” P129 “upgrades to housing in North and South Memphis” T54 “more communities that are diverse” T79 “more round table discussions where people from different racial and Nature/Public Space Amenities political groups can begin to work together” Responses: 11 T79 “revitalization of the older neighborhoods instead of continuing the flight
T90 “More parks” east” T99 “People spending more time outside” T58 “the city becoming more diverse and open to all”
T99 “More parks” T34 “less segregation” T120 “cleaner environment” T91 “more areas like south of Union in Midtown - varying income levels in a T97 “Your green thumb (more green spaces, encourage more tree plantings, small section” community and private gardens, educating the public about the environment - T103 “cultures coming together - uniting the people as one and loving one litter, trees, pollution)” another” T25 “investment in community gardens, small/local businesses” T113 “A united city government, law enforcement and school system” T117 “Active river scene” T78 “more integrated and united neighborhoods” P59 “Memphis as the cleanest city in the U.S.” T11 “more oneness” P127 “Outdoor public spaces - fountains, greenline extension” T56 “no color or race barriers” P181 “A completed bike path/Greenline” T7 “togetherness”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 26 T24 “happier people” P82 “murals” No Number T5 “unity” P70 “more public art” T6 “Us growing in the same direction” P130 “more arts festivals” T15 “everyone getting along” P49 “Continued promotion of art within the city” T221 “more togetherness” P31 “more fiber arts (I’m a knitter)” T221 “less racial strife” P46 “integration and acceptance” Youth Enrichment/Engagement P37 “a more unified city” Responses: 9 P37 “a unique Memphis that supports all of its residents” T25 “youth enrichment/involvement” P41 “more unity” T69 “more kid-friendly activities” P82 “love” P88 “talented young people creating change” P70 “more cultural interaction” P135 “more unity” P65 “more teen-friendly environment” P41 “more activities for children” Spectator/Participatory Arts Culture P36 “appreciation and investment in our youth - not just lip service but truly
Responses: 11 listening to them” P49 “an aquarium” No Number T1 “tremendous increase in interest in the arts” P123 “more family friendly downtown” T120 “better appreciation for local musicians so they don’t have to leave to P123 “aquarium” ‘make it’ ” T27 “new cultural activities” Blight T25 “more public murals” T19 “better supports for arts organizations” Responses: 8
P40 “more awareness about all the great things happening here” T97 “I need you to clean up (blight, litter, sex education)”
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 27 T48 “few factories and landfills” 2. What is the most important investment category? T48 “fewer abandoned buildings” Schools/Education IIIII III T34 “less litter” Transit IIII T20 “The revitalization of Elvis Presley Blvd” Affordable Housing III T125 “no homeless - turn dilapidated houses into homes for the homeless” Parks II Other (“people, homeless”) II T42 “less blight” Neighborhoods I P82 “murals” Downtown I Roads/Infrastructure I
Public Image 3. First thing you look for out the airplane window? Responses: 2 The Pyramid IIIII P92 “a better image attached to Memphis” Hernando de Soto Bridge (“M”) IIII Clark Tower II P115 “more city pride” My House I Liberty Bowl I Overton Park I I V. THERAPY BOARD RESPONSES Rhodes College I St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital I 1. Most important area in Memphis to redevelop? Fairgrounds IIIII Medical District IIIII Downtown III Airport Corridor III Other (Mud Island, “places where people live”) III Riverfront I Graceland I Pinch District I
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 28 4. City “Hall Pass.” Reasons why: Portland, OR III progressive ideas, diverse atmosphere, and outdoor activities Asheville, NC II reasonable summer weather, eclectic people and architecture, local sourced food Atlanta, GA I South, but more developed New York, NY I land of opportunities Chattanooga, TN I Nashville, TN I Cophenhagen, Denmark I progressive ideas, diverse atmosphere, great transit Orange Beach, AL I the beach Naples, FL I right size, good schools, beach Spokane, WA I Vancouver, B.C. I Boulder, CO I outdoor activities (rock climbing, kayaking, hiking, etc.), alternative transportation
5. 100 year Time capsule Anything to do with Elvis I BBQ I A brick from the Lorraine Motel I Recipes for our food diversity - especially from local I restaurants Memphis native dirt - it would represent the different I kinds of people in our ecosystem The blues I B.B. King I A cobblestone I Rendezvous Ribs I Chains I Marc Gasol jersey I Bank robber’s mask (crime) I
“Let’s Stay Together, Memphis” Follow-up Event Appendix Page 29 6. One building for all eternity St. Jude’s III Victorian Village III Civil Rights Museum I Mid-South Coliseum I Civil Rights Museum I TN Brewery I Children’s Museum of Memphis I
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