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The following post was submitted by our friend, Aaron Shafer, who was a leader for Memphis first skate park adjacent to Tobey Park: By Aaron Shafer The City...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 30, 2017 | Livability, Parks and Greening
The following post was submitted by our friend, Aaron Shafer, who was a leader for Memphis first skate park adjacent to Tobey Park: By Aaron Shafer The City...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 28, 2017 | Arts and Culture, Livability
It’s good to see so much building going on in Memphis these days, but nothing excites us more than the new studio and offices for Ballet Memphis in Overton Square....
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 25, 2017 | Economic Development
The IRS Tax Statistics Migration Data have been released for 2013-14. Shelby County added 614 people from Nashville with salaries of $13.5 million but we lost 985 people to that city with...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 23, 2017 | City of Memphis Government, Neighborhoods, Planning and Urban Design
This commentary was published August 18 by The Commercial Appeal: For two decades, the remarkable rebirth of Crosstown Concourse seemed about as plausible as...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 21, 2017 | Trends and Issues
1. One of the most enjoyable experiences in my life was when Eric Robertson was incubating Community LIFT in our office, and the meaningful conversations became a daily...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 18, 2017 | Economic Development
It seems an appropriate time to repost this commentary from March 12, 2015, because Memphis should be in the list above: There are several organizations that thankfully are...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 16, 2017 | City of Memphis Government, Parks and Greening
The following is “The state’s long arm stops Memphis again,” from my 9:01 column published in The Commercial Appeal on October 26, 2016, followed by a June 24, 2015,...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 14, 2017 | Civil Rights, Parks and Greening
It was not just that President Donald Trump did not defend this country’s most cherish values and the diversity that lies as a central strength. It was that when he did speak, he said that we should “cherish our history,” and...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tribalism is so easy to recognize when we see it from a distance of several thousand miles. We recognize it in the conflicts between Sunni and Shia Muslims...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 7, 2017 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design
There is a lot of talk these days that we need a culture of planning, and that is true. Even more, we need a culture of following through. The truth is that...
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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.