Race to affect Sunday traffic in Germantown
Germantown Half Marathon and Mayor’s Cup 5K is back after a year hiatus, causing a number of street closures in the northern part of the city.
Topic: traffic
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March 2022
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November 2021
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City tweaks streets closings for Saturday’s St. Jude marathon
After a year off because of the pandemic, the marathon returns Saturday, Dec. 4, with some changes to street closures. The changes put a priority on reopening streets in the South Main area first.
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June 2021
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Germantown may lower speed limit in neighborhoods
Germantown is reviewing a proposal that would change the speed limit on minor streets to 25 mph.
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Bluff City Balloon Jamboree to impact Collierville traffic
About 25 balloons will fly over Collierville and be visible for many residents.
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April 2021
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Strong arm: Muscular poles replacing wire that holds Memphis traffic signals
A nearly $3.4 million project is underway to install “mast arm traffic signal poles” at a dozen intersections along a six-mile stretch of Jackson Avenue. The city will place mast arms at more intersections as funding allows.
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Two East Memphis neighborhoods want to block through traffic
Residents of two East Memphis neighborhoods request that their streets be permanently gated or blocked from two busy streets, Poplar and Highland. But doing so would degrade the connectivity of the city’s street network, the Division of Planning and Development says.
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March 2021
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Memphis pedestrians are on treacherous footing
Memphis consistently ranks among the worst metro areas in the nation for pedestrian safety, according to Smart Growth America, a nonprofit organization that focuses on livability issues.
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February 2021
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Opinion: We need to share the road and slow down
While cities across the U.S. are moving toward roads for all users and equitable, place-based strategies promoting safety and access, Memphis is often stalled and focused on crime and punishment or bending to the will of the auto-centrics.
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Ho, ho, whoa: Saint Nick seeks to block traffic from Poplar
Residents point to safety concerns and crime in proposing that a gate be erected across Saint Nick Drive to prevent cut-through traffic from using their street.
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September 2020
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Exeter and Neshoba to become a 4-way stop
Beginning Sept. 28, drivers must stop when passing through Neshoba and Exeter roads in Germantown.
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Utility work to affect weekend traffic in Collierville
While work depends on the weather, the Collierville-Arlington and Eastley Street intersections are scheduled to close from 8 a.m. Saturday but reopen before 6 a.m. Monday.
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‘Better Jefferson’ project emerges from pandemic delay
Tentative plans for a 2-mile stretch between Front and Cleveland include better pedestrian crossings, protected bike lanes and landscaping. A public meeting Thursday resumes a process that was paused in March for the pandemic.
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No poetic license here: Memphis removes artist’s road sign
An anonymous artist has fabricated and erected — without permission — 12 road signs in 12 states. They look like official traffic signs, but display a short poem. Tennessee's sign was placed along North Parkway, but city crews this week removed it.
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March 2020
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Germantown traffic to be impacted by Sunday race
Germantown traffic will be affected Sunday morning due to the city's 5K.
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July 2019
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U of M’s twisted entry will soon be straighter
A $2.5 million project will eliminate two right-angle turns for motorists using Patterson to enter the University of Memphis campus.
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