Planning for a whole city's future development is critically important but the process can seem abstract to many participants. That's where small area plans come into play. In this program, Memphis Metropolis is joined by Susannah Barton, administrator of comprehensive planning at the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development (DPD). DPD recently completed small area plans around important anchors in eight Memphis neighborhoods, from South City and Soulsville to Hollywood-Hyde Park and Highland Heights. Susannah explains how the community was engaged in setting its own priorities and how funding has already been set aside to implement some of the top recommendations. Later in the program, regular commentator Charlie Santo returns to talk about the city's welcome new era of planning and to reflect on a favorite Ry Cooder song about cities and baseball: 3rd Base, Dodger Stadium.

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Memphis 3.0 (Office of Comprehensive Planning