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Council hears Safeways plan to add pedestrian lighting, CPTED fixes across 14 neighborhoods; cost estimate about $347,000
Summary
Safeways presented a pedestrian‑lighting, sidewalk and safety pilot for 14 Memphis neighborhoods on Oct. 7 and estimated the total for the packages shown at roughly $346,812. Council members asked for administration backing and said they will work with the administration and Safeways on a funding resolution to be drafted for a future meeting.
A nonprofit that runs neighborhood safety and property‑management programs presented a plan Oct. 7 to add pedestrian lighting, repair sidewalks and address environmental design issues across 14 neighborhoods in Memphis.
Safeways’ materials show a set of targeted packages — typically focused on parks, schools and pedestrian corridors — for Glenview, Stage Park Meadows, Williams Park, Egypt Central, Denver (Georgian Hills), West Haven, downtown hotspots, Sherwood Forest, Berkeley, South Memphis (Riverview area), Medal of Honor Park area, Winchester, Marquette Park and others. Safeways estimated the combined cost for the 14 pilot neighborhoods at about $346,812, with individual neighborhood packages ranging from roughly $22,000 to $26,600 in the presentation.
Safeways’ director of operations, Joe Gurley, said the group has previously worked on safety and lighting projects in downtown, the medical district and smaller community pilots and that it measures the results using call‑for‑service and police report data. He told council members Safeways’ partnerships with apartment managers and neighborhood watch efforts reduced calls for service in managed properties in prior work.
Council members asked whether the administration would support a funding resolution. The council chair said he would work with administration staff to identify feasible funding and return with a resolution in coming meetings. Council members said they wanted administration buy‑in before a formal appropriation and that they would prioritize pilot neighborhoods if full funding is not immediately available.
What it means: Safeways is offering a modest, neighborhood‑scale package of lighting and CPTED (crime prevention through environmental design) fixes that the council appears likely to consider for limited funding. The council chair said he will coordinate with administration staff on a funding resolution for a future meeting.
Provenance: presentation begins with Safeways summary and neighborhood‑by‑neighborhood cost estimates; council agreed to work with administration to produce a funding resolution.
