Getting Memphis City Hall Into The Police Reform Movement
Logo of Newark Street Team. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland was elected to reduce crime and...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 19, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice
Logo of Newark Street Team. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland was elected to reduce crime and...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 17, 2023 | John Branston, Livability
By John Branston Everything old is new again, sort of, in the world of Memphis sports. It’s...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 13, 2023 | Federal Government, Federal Policy, Politics and Government
Let me get this straight. The people protesting with anti-mask and anti-vaccine signs that read,...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 10, 2023 | Leadership, State Government
There’s no question, if there ever was one, about the Republican supermajority in the Tennessee...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 4, 2023 | Civil Rights, Leadership
While the country celebrates the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is hard for us here to...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 30, 2023 | Civil Rights
Above Photo: Rabbi James Wax on Upstanders Mural in downtown Memphis ** It’s hard to think of a...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 27, 2023 | Trends and Issues
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Divorce As usual, the Georgia Congresswoman shows little acquaintance...
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.