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Month: October 2011

Why Ranking Cities Is Tricky

From Atlantic Cities: Besides its coverage of a wide spectrum of urban issues—from mystifying crosswalks to the false economics of sprawl—TheAtlanticCities.com aims to share ideas about best practices. And for those who think...

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MEM Needs New Thinking for Success

It’s hard to listen to the happy talk and the deep denial of Airport Authority officials in the face of decisions by Delta Airlines to cut flights here, but it’s even harder to listen when we’re booking a...

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Sprawl Repair

From Terrain: by Galina Tachieva Editor’s Note: This article has been excerpted from the Sprawl Repair Manual, by Galina Tachieva, with permission of the publisher (Island Press) and author. This excerpt is the book’s...

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Climate Skeptics Take Another Hit

From Mother Jones: Physicists are notorious for believing that other scientists are mathematically incompetent. And University of California-Berkeley physicist Richard Muller is notorious for believing that conventional wisdom...

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Latest Bill Day Cartoon

Bloodbath, A Cartoon by Award-Winning Bill Day

by Bill Day. Memphian Bill Day is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning. His cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. Cartoons Archive →

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About Smart City Memphis

Since 2005, this has been Smart City Consulting’s blog with the aim of connecting the dots and providing perspective on issues and policies shaping Memphis.  Editor and primary author is Tom Jones, columnist, author of two books, and consultant on public policy.  Smart City Memphis was called one of the most intriguing blogs in the U.S. by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change; The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal wrote that “Smart City Memphis provides some of the most well-thought-out thinking about Memphis’ past, present, and future you’ll find anywhere,” and the Memphis Flyer said: “This incredibly well-written blog sets out to solves the city’s ills – from the mayor to MATA – with out-of-the-box thinking, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ideas. If you have questions, submissions, or ideas for posts, please email Tom Jones, at tjones@smartcityconsulting.com.

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