Shelby County Government Shackled By New Jail Cost
Shelby County Government’s path to pay for a new jail just got harder. The Tennessee Legislature...
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 MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 22, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Shelby County government, Taxation
In just a two-year period – 2019-2020 – more than 7,000 single-family houses in Memphis were...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 19, 2025 | Cartoons
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 17, 2025 | Data Points, John Branston
By John Branston This post is intended to be a follow-up to a recent post, What Is Memphis’...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Following up last week’s blog post about density, What Is Memphis’ Right Size, the following are...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 10, 2025 | Federal Government, FedEx, John Branston, Memphis Businesses
By John Branston Imagine if there were a Trump tariff on goods that – although not made in Memphis...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 7, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Population Loss, Rightsizing Memphis
Memphis and Shelby County leaders have received yet another wake-up call, and after more than 20...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 5, 2025 | Cartoons
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.