/PRNewswire/ First Horizon Foundation, the private charitable foundation of First Horizon Corporation, has announced a lead gift to catalyze conservation.
Revolutions bike shop is no secret in Memphis. It is the place to go to repair a bike and to meet up with cycling friends. For 18 years the shop’s motto has been, “We’re saving the world, one bike at a time.” Annual membership costs $50 and provides access to all the tools and spare parts available, as well as the support of a mechanic and dedicated volunteers. Although the shop has donated more than 4,000 bikes since it opened, its primary purpose is to provide opportunities, education, and support for the cycling community.
Volunteers from Revolutions offer bike safety classes to fifth-graders. At the end of the school year, bikes are given to students at nearby Peabody Elementary School as rewards for perfect attendance and improved grades. Neighborhood children can work on bikes and log hours in the shop toward earning a bike of their own. Summer camps at Revolutions are popular with kids in the neighborhood.
Many Memphians who started putting their feet to the pedals during the early parts of the pandemic might have picked up a long-lasting hobby.
During much of the last year, heightened demand for bicycles led many local shops to resemble an early pandemic toilet paper aisle in Kroger. As people looked to find ways out of the house during the pandemic, many turned to bike shops for a fresh set of wheels or a new activity.
Despite a broad reopening across the city, Memphis bike shops and cycling club leaders report the enthusiasm for biking has not waned much.
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Big River Crossing closes West Memphis gate due to I-40 bridge closure (Source: City of West Memphis) By WMC Action News 5 Staff | May 12, 2021 at 3:22 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 5:48 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis River Parks Partnership has closed the West Memphis entrance to Big River Crossing due to the I-40 bridge closure.
The Arkansas gate closed today, according to the City of West Memphis.
“With the closure of the I-40 Hernando de Soto bridge, as you can imagine, there are many traffic variables and precautions currently in the mix that differ between the West Memphis and Memphis sides of the river, and decisions must be made accordingly,” said George Abbott, Director of External Affairs for Memphis River Parks Partnership.