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Council rejects planned truck drop yard at East Shelby Drive after residents and landowners raise safety, traffic and access concerns
Summary
The Memphis City Council on May 20 denied a proposed secured truck drop yard and service complex near East Shelby Drive and Tullahoma Road after an extended public hearing in which supporters cited cargo-theft reduction and idle-free parking while neighbors and a nearby landowner raised traffic, air-quality and access concerns.
The Memphis City Council on May 20 voted to deny a planned development that would have created a secured truck drop yard and associated services near East Shelby Drive, about 700 feet west of Tullahoma Road (case PD24-13). The Division of Planning and Development and the Land Use Control Board had recommended rejection; council members and residents voiced a mix of support and opposition at a lengthy public hearing.
Proponents, including the project representatives, said the facility would provide secure parking, reduce cargo theft and cut diesel idling by using an "idle-free" parking system that supplies electricity to parked trucks so drivers can shut engines off during required rest periods. A presenter cited U.S.…
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