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Riverfront survey finds support for Riverside Drive lane closures

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 17, 2018 10:06 AM CT | Published: October 16, 2018 1:44 PM CT
<strong>Surveyors Colby Tolleson (left) and Dylan Pope take measurements on Riverside at Beale on Oct. 16, 2018. </strong>(Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Surveyors Colby Tolleson (left) and Dylan Pope take measurements on Riverside at Beale on Oct. 16, 2018. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Additional parking along Riverside Drive, better access to the riverfront and improved safety are more important than keeping the Downtown thoroughfare at four lanes, a new survey for the Memphis River Parks Partnership shows.

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Caissa Public Strategy Carol Coletta George Abbott Memphis River Parks Partnership Riverside Drive

Bill Dries

Bill Dries covers city government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.

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