Flyer Focuses On Foreclosures
We picked up our Memphis Flyer tonight, and to follow up today’s post about foreclosures, we recommend this week’s cover story by the always insightful Mary Cashiola, Home Economics.
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
We picked up our Memphis Flyer tonight, and to follow up today’s post about foreclosures, we recommend this week’s cover story by the always insightful Mary Cashiola, Home Economics.
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
President-elect Barack Obama, as part of the urban agenda that he proposed during his campaign, promises to create a White House Office of Urban Policy, and it can’t come too soon.We have written often about the neglect,...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 5, 2008 | Uncategorized
At the risk of echoing our president-elect’s wife, we’ve never been prouder of our country.It’s just that simple.While it remains to be seen if the reality of Barack Obama will be as a transformational figure and not just a...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
Hope springs eternal, but Hope VI regularly has to fight for its life, not to mention its credibility.It’s a curious dilemma for a federal program that has pumped $122 million into Memphis to end the warehousing of poor families...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
In the aerotropolis sweepstakes, Detroit is the first city to take flight.There, the Detroit Region Aerotropolis has used the nation’s latest economic development big idea as a vehicle for regionalism, bringing together...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
Both Barack Obama and John McCain embrace the idea of publicly financed, independently run charter schools as a way to reform the education system. But what is a charter school, and how do they differ from traditional public...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
Despite predictions of a Constitutional crisis in county government if we don’t pass the two charter amendments, we still vote no.Meanwhile, on IRV, we vote yes.First, the county charter amendments. There are just too many...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
Continued from the previous posting:All of this concern that $2 billion isn’t enough for roadbuilders must seem extremely misplaced to officials in higher education, like our university president Dr. Raines, who are making...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
You can never underestimate the power of the roadbuilding industry.While University of Memphis President Shirley Raines is forced to cut a budget that long ago lost any fat in it, while the state shortchanges our community’s...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
This week, we’re talking with people who use the internet to help you explore your city. Want to find out what’s happening in your neighborhood? Adrian Holovaty knows. He’s the creator of Everyblock.com, a...
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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.