Re-Entry Programs: Do We Focus On The Future Or Just On the Past?
The following post is written by Pastor DeAndre Brown, who, with his wife Vinessa, founded and operates Lifeline to Success, a nonprofit organization that has helped...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
The following post is written by Pastor DeAndre Brown, who, with his wife Vinessa, founded and operates Lifeline to Success, a nonprofit organization that has helped...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 27, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Neighborhoods
For many years, we have had the penchant in this community for chasing best practices, thinking that urban solutions are as simple as transplanting...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 25, 2019 | Data Points, Economic Development
It’s hard to think of a place that refers to “peer cities” more than Memphis. For twenty years, we’ve been talking about our peer cities, and often, it...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 22, 2019 | Economic Development, Leadership
The following post was published in the February issue of Inside Memphis Business: By Tom Jones Ask people to name a great leader and it’s the rare person who names a...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 20, 2019 | Civil Rights, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Planning and Urban Design
For almost half of Memphis’ 200 years, the city has been looking for ways to create a great riverfront. As legendary city planner Harland Bartholomew...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 18, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Leadership
Kemp Conrad is Chairman of Memphis City Council and Councilman, Super District 9-1. Earlier this year, as part of this blog’s Looking Ahead series featuring the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 15, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Parks and Greening
In the parlance of my Arkansas relatives, it’s time for Memphis in May to fish or cut bait. After 18 months of meetings to make sure the design of Tom Lee...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the wake of the controversial comments by a member of Congress, Memphis’ Jewish Community Partners provided valuable context on its JCPConnect, the informative...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 11, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization
The power of partnerships has become a threadbare talking point from political overuse but that makes it no less true. The evidence is seen in...
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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.