Opinion: My car was totaled. Then my world got bigger
Explore Bike Share’s Bike Fleet Manager Shea Kizzell services bikes on Friday, June 11, 2020, at the Big River Crossing. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
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.
Before this experience, I never thought I would get around the city exclusively by bike or seriously take bicycle infrastructure into consideration when considering where I live. But now, it is hard to imagine a future without it.
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