Memphis Mayor AC Wharton is right when he says that the new Unified Development Code (UDC) making its way through legislative approvals is “the beginning, not the end, in creating the kind of city and neighborhoods we want.”...
Read MoreAlthough well-intended when they were first introduced into city governments, zoning codes became an instrument for sprawl and unsustainable growth. They up-ended walkable neighborhoods, increased greenhouse gas emissions,...
Read MoreReform. It’s one of those words used so often by politicians that it’s almost lost all meaning. It’s right up there with world-class, state-of-the-art, public-private partnership, new paradigm, and summit. For once, reform is...
Read MoreAlthough well-intended when they were first introduced into city governments, zoning codes became an instrument for sprawl and unsustainable growth.They up-ended walkable neighborhoods, increased greenhouse gas emissions,...
Read MoreEmily 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...
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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 →