Officials lay groundwork for Summer Avenue improvements

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: September 10, 2021 5:28 AM CT | Published: September 10, 2021 4:00 AM CT

Poll participants identified the need for protected bike lanes, safer pedestrian crossings, more appealing building development, better lighting and increasing the sense of security as issues on a five-mile stretch of Summer.

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Summer Avenue Complete Streets Pedestrian Safety bike lanes crime
Tom Bailey

Tom 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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