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NoIn just a two-year period – 2019-2020 – more than 7,000 single-family houses in Memphis were...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 22, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Shelby County government, Taxation | 0
NoIn just a two-year period – 2019-2020 – more than 7,000 single-family houses in Memphis were...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 19, 2025 | Cartoons | 0
Cartoonist Bill Day never fails to prove the point that a picture – in his case, a cartoon – is...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 17, 2025 | Data Points, John Branston | 2
By John Branston This post is intended to be a follow-up to a recent post, What Is Memphis’...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 14, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0
Following up last week’s blog post about density, What Is Memphis’ Right Size, the following are...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 10, 2025 | Federal Government, FedEx, John Branston, Memphis Businesses | 0
By John Branston Imagine if there were a Trump tariff on goods that – although not made in Memphis...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 7, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Population Loss, Rightsizing Memphis | 0
Memphis and Shelby County leaders have received yet another wake-up call, and after more than 20...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 5, 2025 | Cartoons | 0
Cartoonist Bill Day never fails to prove the point that a picture – in his case, a cartoon – is...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 4, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0
The following are the average monthly visits to local and selected media websites from December...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 1, 2025 | Civil War History, Federal Government, John Branston, Parks and Greening | 0
By John Branston You can’t go all noir when you drive to Shiloh in the...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 27, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Politics and Government, Shelby County government | 0
Thanks to the highly-respected Portland urbanist and economist Joe Cortright for republishing my...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 24, 2025 | Civil Rights, Federal Government, Federal Policy | 2
This column by Gayle Rose was previously published by The Institute for Public Service Reporting...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 22, 2025 | Cartoons | 0
Cartoonist Bill Day never fails to prove the point that a picture – in his case, a cartoon – is...
Read Moreby 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 →
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 at Memphis magazine, author of two books and a museum exhibition, and consultant on public policy and strategic planning. 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: “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.