https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/338 The Daily Memphian is the must-read, daily online newspaper for in-depth, local journalism in Memphis and the Mid-South. Sign up for morning and evening editions, plus breaking news. (c) 2026 https://dailymemphian.com/article/8031 <p>Memphis is near the top of the list of places in America where it simply is not safe to be a human traveling outside of a motor vehicle. About 30 pedestrians lose their lives on Memphis streets each year.</p> johnpaul@BLDGmemphis.org (John Paul Shaffer) Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/8031 Wed, 9 Oct 2019 04:00:01 -0500