Month: January 2012
Urbanizing the Suburban Street
Posted by SCM | Jan 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
From Atlantic Cities: We’ve made such a mess of the suburbs we constructed in the last fifty or so years that one wonders whether they can ever be made into something more sustainable. Strip malls, traffic jams, cookie-cutter...
Read MoreElectrolux Deal Still Worth It
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 5, 2012 | Economic Development
The problem with negotiations is that hindsight is always 20-20 when the smoke clears a few months later. The truth of the matter is that City of Memphis, Shelby County, and State of Tennessee...
Read MorePlanning Is Like Growing Tomatoes
Posted by SCM | Jan 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
From Place Makers blog: Want to know where we go wrong solving single-mindedly for parking, affordability, sustainability, accessibility and all the other stuff on urban planning’s high-priority list? Consider the tomato. More...
Read MoreThe Interstate Cloverleaf to Nowhere
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
When will the madness end? It’s a question we often ask ourselves when we read about planned highway construction by Tennessee Department of Transportation, aided and...
Read MoreLatest Bill Day Cartoon
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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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.