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.

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.

One city councilman thinks Memphis has too many bike lane signs and that it is unsightly and contributes to blight.

Jim Strickland said he doesn’t want to stop bike lanes and pavement markings, but wants to utilize existing assets when putting up signs.