{"id":2331,"date":"2008-07-17T22:53:35","date_gmt":"2008-07-18T03:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=2331"},"modified":"2008-07-17T22:53:35","modified_gmt":"2008-07-18T03:53:35","slug":"downtown-memphis-named-one-of-the-nations-top-walking-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/17\/downtown-memphis-named-one-of-the-nations-top-walking-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Memphis named one of the nation&#8217;s top walking destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/memphis\/Content?oid=oid%3A46011\">this Memphis Flyer article<\/a>, which says that a Seattle company name Walkscore.com has named Downtown Memphis one of the nation&#8217;s top &#8220;walking paradises.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So, get out of that car, stop spending that $4 gas, and take a walk.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t even ride the trolley that often.\u00a0 I live in literally the middle of Downtown, and when I go to South Main or the Pinch, I walk.\u00a0 I usually only hop a trolley if it&#8217;s raining or below 32 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the trolley, look for a MATA-themed post this weekend.\u00a0 MATA is to public transportation what Willie Herenton is to mayors.\u00a0 Damn I wish that indictment rumor had been true.<\/p>\n<p>Mail bag:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You have a 34 oz. Bud Select at Big Foot Lodge listed as $4.00.\u00a0 Not to be nit-picky, but technically it&#8217;s $3.99.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>True, but I was counting bartender Meghan&#8217;s tip as part of the cost.<\/p>\n<p>Off to bed.\u00a0 First night this week to get a full night&#8217;s rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out this Memphis Flyer article, which says that a Seattle company name Walkscore.com has named Downtown Memphis one of the nation&#8217;s top &#8220;walking paradises.&#8221; So, get out of that car, stop spending that $4 gas, and take a walk.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t even ride the trolley that often.\u00a0 I live in literally the middle of &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/17\/downtown-memphis-named-one-of-the-nations-top-walking-destinations\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Downtown Memphis named one of the nation&#8217;s top walking destinations&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. The path to wp-cache-phase1.php in wp-content/advanced-cache.php must be fixed! -->