The Citizen edges Union toward safer avenues
“Research has found that people want buildings pulled up to the front of the street,’’ says Jason Weeks, LRK Architects’ lead designer of The Citizen. An aspect of new urbanist development, the design typically focuses on the safety advantages for pedestrians and cyclists. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)
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Apartments Commercial Real Estate The Citizen urban planningTom 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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