Memphis pedestrians are on treacherous footing
A pedestrian walks by the First Horizon bank branch on Union Avenue Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. A new report ranks Memphis among the most dangerous metros for pedestrians in the country. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
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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Blake Fontenay
Blake Fontenay’s 27-year journalism career has taken him to many newspapers in four states. However, he had never returned to work in any of the other cities where he had been before until the opportunity to report for the Daily Memphian presented itself. He covers business for the Daily Memphian.