Beefed-up crosswalk taking shape at the Highland Strip
Tracey Brown helps Doris Carter across the street April 3, 2019, near a construction project at Highland and Walker to build a crosswalk for pedestrians headed to shops along the Highland Strip. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Construction crews are building a substantial crosswalk where University of Memphis students cross a busy, five-lane street to reach the revived Highland Strip's popular hang-outs.
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Commercial Real Estate Highland Strip pedestrian activityTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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