Data Points: Visitors to Media Websites, Average Monthly, December – February
The following are the average monthly visits to local and selected media websites from December...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
The following are the average monthly visits to local and selected media websites from December...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 1, 2025 | Civil War History, Federal Government, John Branston, Parks and Greening
By John Branston You can’t go all noir when you drive to Shiloh in the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 27, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Politics and Government, Shelby County government
Thanks to the highly-respected Portland urbanist and economist Joe Cortright for republishing my...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 24, 2025 | Civil Rights, Federal Government, Federal Policy
This column by Gayle Rose was previously published by The Institute for Public Service Reporting...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 22, 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 | Mar 20, 2025 | Arts and Culture, City of Memphis Government
In the wake of the release of the recent Sound Diplomacy blueprint for Memphis Music, it’s not...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 17, 2025 | Arts and Culture, City of Memphis Government, Economic Development
Now, for the hard part. Memphis has its latest blueprint for the future for music, this one by...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 13, 2025 | Education, Federal Government, John Branston, Memphis City Schools, Shelby County government
By John Branston “Education” is a vague platitude. And the federal Department of Education is...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 11, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design
A favorite economist and urban thinker is Joe Cortright whose wisdom is regularly posted to his...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 6, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, John Branston, Libraries
By John Branston Have you noticed that the escalators are not working at the celebrated Memphis...
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.