| Status | Strategy | Summary | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Stage | 2.6.11 | Partner with intermodal rail yards, port operators, trucking companies, and neighborhood residents in high-freight volume areas to identify routes most in need of improvement and routes that need to be relocated. |
Not being pursued at this time. |
| Completed | 2.6.12 | Incorporate improvements identified in the Memphis Regional Chamber’s Infrastructure Study into the MPO's next Long-Range Transportation Plan. |
The Chamber's study was included in the LRTP 2040 as part of the chapter on Existing Conditions Analysis. The updated LRTP 2050 is available to review on the MPO website and includes an Existing Conditions Analysis section as well. |
| In Progress | 2.6.13 | Organize business plan competitions to create local car-sharing and bicycle-sharing programs to test these ideas within Shelby County. |
Downtown Memphis Commission brought zip-car to Memphis which is a car-sharing program. Shelby County Health Department brought vRide to the area which is a van-pooling program and has conducted a bike share feasibility study. Since the bike share program would cost an estimated $2 million, funding solutions are being sought before continuing. |
| Completed | 2.6.14 | Hire or designate a Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the greater Memphis region to advance the potential of new bicycle initiatives, ensure that bicycle needs are integrated into plans and support the efforts of grassroots bicycle organizations. |
Kyle Wagenschutz, the city's first Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, was hired September 2010 by the City of Memphis and the Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization. |
| Completed | 2.6.15 | Update the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan to incorporate changes suggested in the 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan to identify bicycle lanes that can be easily striped, contain the latest design standards for bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and be consistent with local municipal plans. |
The Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan, adopted in 2011, includes recommendations for specific streets (pp.59-238). |
John Zeanah, AICP, Director
Nidia Logan-Robinson, MPA, Deputy Director
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