Transportation

Kroger offers double fuel points during the summer

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 4:53pm

Kroger offers double fuel points during the summer

Double fuel points will begin Memorial Day weekend and continue through the summer driving season. Kroger customers can earn double fuel points on regular grocery purchases every time they shop Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until September 1st.

A digital coupon is available to customers beginning this week for download through Kroger’s mobile app or online here. The first coupon will be valid for every weekend from May 24th through June 30th, with subsequent monthly coupons appearing later for a limited time. “Based on our customers’ response to last year’s summer fuel promotion, we know how much they appreciate saving money at the pump,” said Joe Bell, Manager of Marketing and Public Affairs for Kroger’s Delta Division.

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Day trippin' wins international communications award

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Monday, May 20th, 2013, 4:13pm

Day trippin' wins international communications award

The Memphis Area Association of Governments or (MAAG) was awarded the International Communicator Award of Distinction for the regional marketing campaign Day Trippin’. The campaign promotes unique attractions within a day car drive from Memphis. The Communicator Award is presented annually by the International Academy of Visual Arts.

Photo Caption: State Representative Craig Fitzhugh, Ripley Alderman Alonzo Beard, Henning Mayor Michael Bursey and Ripley Mayor Jon Pavletic accept the 2013 Communicator Award for Lauderdale County Day Trippin'

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National Train Day in Memphis

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 2:05pm

Memphis will celebrate National Train Day at the Amtrak Central Station on Saturday, May 11th, with a passenger train and kid's activities from 11am to 4 pm. "This celebration will be the biggest observance of National Train Day that Memphis has ever had," said William B. Strong, vice president of the Tennessee Association of Railroad Passengers.

A diesel locomotive train will be on display along with a coach and a sleeping car from Amtrak’s Chicago / Memphis / New Orleans Superliner passenger train, "The City of New Orleans." Strong said, “the train will give the public the opportunity to see and sample firsthand what a modern 21st century double-decker passenger train is really like,”

Travel experts will be available to answer questions about modern day passenger train travel and plans. Amtrak route schedules, timetables, and vacation guides will also be available to visitors.

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Memphis Trolley Turns 20

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 2:48pm

The Trolley line is a heritage streetcar system that has operated in Memphis since April 29, 1993. The Trolley system has been extended twice and now consists of three lines; the Main Street Line, Riverfront Loop, and the Madison Avenue Line. All of the Memphis Trolley lines are operated by the Memphis Area Transit Authority. 1.34 million trips were made on the system in 2011-2012, the highest of any rail system in the USA.

MATA offers free trolley services on the last Friday of each month, for an event called "Art Trolley Tour." The event is hosted by the owners of the South Main businesses and art galleries. Read more at www.SouthMainMemphis.net.

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Unattractive I-40 overpass area to get spruced up

Submitted by Jason Miles, Reporter

Thursday, April 4th, 2013, 1:42pm

Unattractive I-40 overpass area to get spruced up

The Downtown Memphis Commission plans to enhance the I-40 overpass area along Main Street.

O.T. Marshall Architects came up with a preliminary design plan that includes creative underpass lighting, public art, and landscaping enhancements. The firm was hired using grant money from Housing and Community Development's Neighborhood Development Program.

According to the DMC, the area will become a much more appealing gateway to the Pinch District. The area along North Main is currently undergoing a renaissance thanks to the redevelopment of The Pyramid.

Visit the DMC's website for more information on the project: www.downtownmemphiscommission.com.

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Boundaries set for KKK rally

Submitted by Nick Kenney, Reporter

Friday, March 29th, 2013, 6:26pm

Many residents and tourists are wondering what the weekend has to hold as the KKK has a rally downtown.

Diego Castellanos and Denise Benoit are tourists in town, by chance, on the same weekend the KKK will rally downtown. They said their Saturday plans will take them elsewhere, outside boundaries containing a potentially volatile mixture.

Memphis police will close down a huge chunk of downtown.

The boundaries stretch from Poplar Avenue to North Front Street, back down Jefferson Avenue and connecing back to Poplar on North 4th Street.

Police said no pedestrians, no cars, no traffic whatsoever allowed within.

"I think we'll be slow," said Jack's Food owner Tim Ahsan. He has a restaurant inside the boundaries.

Ahsan was in Memphis for the last rally in 1998. He is hoping for a better experience this year.

"We got broken window and get all the trouble," he said recalling the last rally.

MATA will detour some trolley lines until 6 p.m.

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Memphians commute about 24 minutes to work

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013, 12:51pm

Memphians commute about 24 minutes to work

Many who usually travel on a congested interstate or a busy street like Poplar Avenue to get to work, can agree the daily commute is not an easy one.

According to a new study published in the Memphis Business Journal - Memphis ranks in the bottom fifth of the South's metropolitan or micropolitan areas for commuters.

The average commute time for Memphians was 23.7 minutes.

The Bluff City ranked No. 307 out of 373 areas in the region, with about 10.9 percent of residents in the metro area commute more than 45 minutes to work.

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