In summer 2024, our latest cohort of Morehead Cain Scholars completed new research on the City of Memphis’ Affordable Housing Trust Fund and presented their findings to Mayor Paul Young and his executive leadership team. The resulting research report and presentation include insights on Memphis’ current housing landscape and challenges, how peer cities have developed […]
Learn MoreArticle Link: Fighting Blight | Memphis Metropolis | April 11, 2021 Memphis Metropolis gets deep into the weeds to understand the causes of blight and how community developers are using innovative tools to eradicate it, one property at a time. First, Leslie Smith, executive director of Blight Authority of Memphis, explains what a land bank […]
Learn MoreRecently, our Research Fellow, Austin Harrison, joined Emily Trenholm on her new podcast – Memphis Metropolis to talk housing challenges in Memphis and the 2020 State of Memphis Housing report. He was joined by Deputy Director of City of Memphis’ Division of Housing & Community Development, Mairi Albertson, as well as, Dr. Charlie Santo, Associate […]
Learn MoreHigh Ground News Podcast: An affordable housing trust fund for Memphis Paul Young, director of the city’s division of housing and community development and John Paul Shaffer, executive director of BLDG Memphis, discuss the recent creation of a local trust fund that will help support the creation and preservation of affordable housing.
Learn MoreApril 29, 2019 | Strong Towns Article Link: Memphis’ U-Turn: How the City is Committing to a Stronger Future Doug McGowen, former Director of the innovation team (and current COO), shares the impact of suburban sprawl and development patterns on the health of the city, and the approach to reverse the trend in this Strong […]
Learn MoreJustin Entzminger, Executive Director, Innovate Memphis, Elena Delavega, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Memphis, and Kendra Freeman, Director of Community Engagement, Metropolitan Planning Council (Chicago) examined the present-day systems that perpetuate poverty in segregated cities like Memphis, Chicago, and others. In Memphis, the solution has often involved attracting outside money with a low-wage, […]
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