An article in the Commercial Appeal this morning lists the 10 most dangerous intersections in the Memphis metro area. Care to take a guess where almost all of them are?
If you guessed “East Bumblefuck,” give yourself a gold star. Hacks Cross Road alone accounts for six of the ten. What a surprise… the part of town where the automobile (or, really, the obnoxiously large SUV with the “W” sticker) is king is the part of town where you’ll find the most wrecks.
What’s the solution to the problem? Well, according to this article in the Memphis Daily News, Young Heritage is holding an event with “smart growth” in mind (you’ll need to scroll about halfway down the page to see the story). They took 700 aerial photos of pre-World War II Memphis neighborhoods, back before subdivisions were designed around the car, when the places people went were a five-minute walk, rather than a five-minute drive, away. City planners (notably, Germantown) are beginning to think it’s time to get back to that model of “smart growth.” I think that’s a great idea.
In other news… my favorite blogger/MILF posted that she *might* head downtown one night next week. Wonder if that has anything to do with my mention of Cadbury Mini Eggs? The title of her post was “Tube Time,” and I got excited and hoped maybe she was posting a pic of herself in a tube top, but no, it was about her favorite TV shows. Darn.
Posting from the Second Street branch office today. I wanted their chili cheese fries last night at trivia but forgot to order them, so I’m having them now. The Fire Sale today is Shiner Bock, in case anyone is wondering.
Another post to come before I head back to work.