The second post on this blog gives a bit of background on it: http://bikepedmemphis.wordpress.com/

one more: http://www.bicycling.com/news/advoca...oved-bike-city

on the recreation side of things, the city has two major parks: Overton in midtown and Shelby Farms out in the burbs. A new green line connects the two. Once you are out at Shelby Farms, there's a series of connected green ways. I can get in a 30 mile ride from my house with almost no interaction with cars.