Downtown Memphis makes strides to a more walkable future
“Downtown is full of small business owners and, for those businesses to succeed, we (collectively) need to do all we can to bring customers to their doorsteps,” George Abbott of the Memphis River Parks Partnership said. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
As an influx of projects slowly but surely rise against Downtown Memphis’ horizon, the city inches toward walkability. But “you don’t get walkable communities thinking solely of pedestrians.”
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Neil Strebig
Neil Strebig is a chef turned journalist covering economic development and commercial real estate for The Daily Memphian. He grew up in Pennsylvania and has worked at media outlets including the York Daily Record/USA Today Network and most recently as Report for America Corps Member with Lookout Santa Cruz. He is a graduate of Point Park University in Pittsburgh.
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