by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | January 13th, 2009 6:12pm CDT | Comments Off
Deidre Malone is chair of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners: In 2009, I hope we can solve some of the long standing problems facing our community or at least make a substantial dent in finding solutions. Examples include finding sustainable funding for Memphis and Shelby County Schools, realizing that efficiency and accountability go hand [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Memphis City Schools, Poverty | January 13th, 2009 6:07pm CDT | Comments Off
Tomeka Hart is chair of the board of commissioners of Memphis City Schools and executive director of Memphis Urban League: My prayer is that Memphis leaders (elected, appointed, community, faith-based, etc.) will develop a holistic and comprehensive plan to fight the real enemy of our progress — POVERTY. I hope that all plans related to [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | January 13th, 2009 5:17pm CDT | Comments Off
This post is written by Charles Santo, Ph.D, at City & Regional PlanningSchool of Urban Affairs & Public Policy at The University of Memphis: Maybe you’ve seen it around town – the bumper sticker with the simple and curious message: Live Where You Live. (If not, be on the lookout.) Live Where You Live is [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | January 11th, 2009 8:23pm CDT | Comments Off
As we enter a new year, we asked a number of Memphians for their resolutions, observations, and insights for 2009. We begin to post them today.
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | January 11th, 2009 8:11pm CDT | Comments Off
Mark Luttrell is sheriff of Shelby County: Recently I spoke with a 35 year old mother who expressed concern for her 20-year-old son in our jail for multiple criminal offenses. Her request was not for mercy but instead was an expression of frustration over the criminal way of life she inherited from her mother and [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Memphis City Schools | January 11th, 2009 8:07pm CDT | Comments Off
Betty Mallott is a member of the Memphis City Schools Board of Commissioners: All of Memphis will be tested in these coming lean years. Scarcity of resources will force us to reevaluate and change. Individuals, families and organizations must do more with less. We will be forced to reconstruct our habits and our institutions. Hopefully [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Shelby County government | January 11th, 2009 8:05pm CDT | Comments Off
Mike Ritz is a member of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners: The priorities for our County Commission in 2009 must be all about the challenges the national and local economy are imposing on our fiscal situation. In anticipation of some fiscal challenges, the County Commission for the current FY 2009 budget year froze compensation [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | January 11th, 2009 7:59pm CDT | Comments Off
Emily Trenholm heads the Community Development Council in Memphis: Thinking back on 2008 and ahead to 2009, my desire for our city and county is that we not let our economic woes slow our momentum in creating a more livable and sustainable community. In recent years, several new initiatives have taken shape that promise to [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | January 9th, 2009 10:42pm CDT | Comments Off
President-elect Barack Obama has begun discussing the details of his economic stimulus plan. This week we’ll talk to two experts from Canada who have some smart ideas on public investments for the long term. Anthony Perl is the Director of the Urban Studies program at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. He as also [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Taxation | January 8th, 2009 9:14am CDT | Comments Off
It’s hard for us to fathom, but a Shelby County commissioner – whose constituents are Memphians – is proposing that county government should not get out of the way and allow Memphis City Hall to redevelop the Fairgrounds until it wrings money from city government. Of course, money from city government only comes from city [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | January 7th, 2009 2:34am CDT | Comments Off
The Obama Administration’s poorly conceived and vaguely defined economic stimulus package shows signs of a much-needed fine tuning. It’s high time, because the announcement that a pot of gold containing up to $1 trillion for “infrastructure projects” has done little but produce the most unimaginative, city-adverse proposals in memory. Most are heavy on public works [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Memphis City Schools | January 6th, 2009 2:33am CDT | Comments Off
Memphis may not be a national leader in recycling. After all, city government can’t seem to figure out business and restaurant recycling. However, Memphis is a leader in one area: the recycling of policy issues that seem to have a longer half-life than Styrofoam – consolidation and single source funding for schools. Consolidation has been [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Shelby County government, Taxation | January 3rd, 2009 10:56pm CDT | Comments Off
Memphis City Council is right. Its members have proposed the end of city government’s funding of the Health Department. The logic is similar to the logical – and courageous – cut of $66 million in school funding: Shelby County Government, according to state law, is mandated to provide health services, and Memphis taxpayers are paying [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | January 2nd, 2009 3:04pm CDT | Comments Off
We’re kicking off 2009 with a slice of history and a look into the future of city planning. First we’ll speak with John Geraci. John has spent the last six years making life in cities better through web technologies. He’ll talk to us about his latest project, DIYCity, a site dedicated to finding ways that [...]
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Memphian Amie Vanderford is a photographer for peace and justice. Her portfolio includes photographs from Peru, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Indian, and her hometown.
