Opinion: It’s a good time to focus on ‘Complete Neighborhoods’
Charles Layne
Charles Layne is a graduate student in the City and Regional Planning program at the University of Memphis. As a Housing and Community Development Fellow, he worked with BLDG Memphis.
Neighborhoods are the places where life happens, and since the outbreak of COVID-19, they are increasingly where work happens for many of us. Does your neighborhood have everything you need?
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