About Town: Widening roads and recycling tires
The Binghampton Development Corporation has begun installing bike lane barriers along Broad Avenue. The barriers are made of repurposed illegally dumped tires. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
If new barriers are deemed effective on Broad Avenue, they could be used in other areas of the city. Plus, a project finally gets going in Southeast Memphis.
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About Town Southeast Memphis Binghampton Broad Avenue Binghampton Development Corporation Bill DriesJulia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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