If The Family Action Council’s Lips Are Moving…
The folks at the Family Action Council of Tennessee suggest that they stand like a rock on their principles. That shouldn’t be particularly hard for them...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
The folks at the Family Action Council of Tennessee suggest that they stand like a rock on their principles. That shouldn’t be particularly hard for them...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners ramps up for another vote to bring more secrecy to public decision-making and our mayors are working again to close some public records....
Read MorePosted 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 MorePosted 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 MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 29, 2011 | Economic Development
The guest post today is by Steve Bares in observance of the 10 year anniversary of Memphis Bioworks. Dr. Bares is one of Memphis’ really smart thinkers, and Bioworks has been smart thinking from its inception. It...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 28, 2011 | Poverty
What Memphis needs now is a balance of realism and optimism. We should all feel upbeat about developments that have positioned Memphis positively in the last couple of years: the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Memphis is a mythic city. There are of course the mythic musicians and entrepreneurs who created our greatest exports to the world – from B.B. to Elvis to Chilton and from Kemmons Wilson to Pitt Hyde to Fred Smith. And yet,...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 21, 2011
Josh Whitehead is the author of three of our favorite blogs that deal with urban design, architecture, Memphis history, and livability. The following one is taken from his most recent post to Creme de Memph about the city...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 19, 2011 | Economic Development
Aerotropolis needs more lift if it is to really take off. We have had our questions about it, but it’s hard to have any questions about the facts: Memphis International Airport is our largest economic engine, FedEx is our...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 15, 2011
There are frequent conversations in Memphis about what our city brand should be. Some people suggest that it should be about transportation, other say logistics, and some say our...
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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 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.