Union Avenue block to get median, bike lanes, landscaping
Claire Ashbrook crosses Manassas between Health Sciences Park and the UTHSC Cancer Research Building Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. More fixtures like this crosswalk will be added to the area in the coming months. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The city has plans to add a median strip, bike lanes and landscaping on the block of Union Avenue between Marshall and Manassas streets. The changes will connect with a longer stretch of road on Manassas that is something of a proving ground for lots of similar features.
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