Tax Rates Lower, Tax Bills Likely Higher
State law forbids local governments from receiving windfalls from reappraisal but that doesn’t...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | May 19, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, Shelby County government, Taxation
State law forbids local governments from receiving windfalls from reappraisal but that doesn’t...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Cartoonist Bill Day never fails to prove the point that a picture – in his case, a cartoon – is...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | May 15, 2025 | John Branston
By John Branston A “team” of Memphis influencers calling he/she/we/themselves “The F-n Future”...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | May 12, 2025 | Federal Government, Federal Policy, Politics and Government, Taxation
“All politics is local” was the oft-repeated maxim of former Speaker of the House of...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | May 8, 2025 | Literature, Memphis City Schools, Memphis History, Neighborhoods, Parks and Greening
At 4:50 p.m. today 100 years ago, Tom Lee became immortal. It was then that the hard-working...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | May 5, 2025 | Arts and Culture, John Branston, Memphis History
By John Branston It was...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | May 1, 2025 | Criminal Justice, Data Points
From U.S. News & World Report: Crime rate can be one of the deciding factors of where families...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 28, 2025 | Criminal Justice, Shelby County government
Shelby County Government’s path to pay for a new jail just got harder. The Tennessee Legislature...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Cartoonist Bill Day never fails to prove the point that a picture – in his case, a cartoon – is...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 25, 2025 | Data Points, Parks and Greening, Trends and Issues
Washington Post answers the question: Which cities have the most trees? It writes: “Urban trees...
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.