Anna Holtzclaw from Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Alex Willis from Comcap Partners join Memphis Metropolis to discuss ULI's recent 21-day Equitable Development Challenge, an opportunity for member and non-members to spend time both personally reflecting and in group discussions to identify real actions they can take individually, at their organizations, and as a community to address the inequities in the real estate industry.

Later in the program, commentator (and explainer extraordinaire) Ray Brown discuss the Unified Development Code (UDC) for Memphis and Shelby County and some proposed amendments that if adopted, could potentially reduce citizen input in planning decisions and lead to an increase in so-called "tall skinnies" in the Midtown area. If you need a primer on the UDC as well as the difference between the Land Use Control Board and the Board of Adjustment, this is a discussion you won't want to miss.

Useful links:

Event: ULI Memphis Building a City We Can All Afford - Session Four: Solutions for Memphis

Information about proposed changes to the Unified Development Code

Fighting Blight in Memphis. With Leslie Smith and Austin Harrison.

Memphis MetropolisBy Emily TrenholmApr 11, 2021