The Memphis Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and the Big River Crossing on the Harahan Bridge anchor a growing on-street bike network where motorists must yield in marked lanes and at protected crossings.
Memphis adopted a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan to guide on-street bike lanes, sharrows, and the Big River Crossing on the Harahan Bridge connecting Memphis to West Memphis, Arkansas. The Memphis Code and Tennessee state law require motorists to give bicyclists at least three feet of passing space, prohibit parking in marked bike lanes, and treat protected crossings as pedestrian rights-of-way. Enforcement is by Memphis Police; complaints route through 901 Connect.
Citation for parking in a bike lane runs roughly $50 plus tow risk. Unsafe passing or failure to yield at a crossing is enforced under Tennessee state traffic statutes.
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The City of Memphis does not regulate yard ornaments on private property. Statuary, religious displays, and decorative landscape elements are generally allow...
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Memphis adopts the International Fire Code through Chapter 9 (Fire Prevention) with local amendments, including IFC Section 308 prohibiting open-flame cookin...
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