Author: Smart City Memphis
Data Points: Memphis Population Drops Again – But Half Of Cities Did Too
Posted by Smart City Memphis | May 31, 2022 | Data Points
The headline: “Sun Belt Cities boom as major cities bleed population.” Memphis has always defied...
Read MoreMemorial Day, A Cartoon By Award-Winning Bill Day
Posted by Smart City Memphis | May 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Golden Age of Memphis Monuments
Posted by Smart City Memphis | May 23, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Trends and Issues
Memphis has made some monumental decisions and because of it, it’s on the leading edge of a movement. At a time when most cities are still coming to grips with whether their monuments skew their real histories, our community...
Read MoreMemphis Remains At Bottom of Parks Ranking
Posted by Smart City Memphis | May 19, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Parks and Greening
The Trust for Public Land has published its latest ParkScore annual report about the park systems...
Read MoreThe Age of Minority Rule and Culture Wars
Posted by Smart City Memphis | May 16, 2022 | Federal Government, Politics and Government, State Government
Let me get this straight. The people protesting with anti-mask and anti-vaccine signs that read,...
Read MoreUrban League’s Black Mindset From The Pulse Of Black America
Posted by Smart City Memphis | May 12, 2022 | Civil Rights, Economic Development, Trends and Issues
My last blog post, Memphis’ Potential Is About Black Memphians Reaching Theirs, spoke to the...
Read MoreMath Book Reviewer, A Cartoon By Award-Winning Bill Day
Posted by Smart City Memphis | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Memphis’ Potential Is About Black Memphians Reaching Theirs
Posted by Smart City Memphis | May 9, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Shelby County government
African Americans have been swimming upstream from the first days of the United States but...
Read MoreTVA Unleashes Its Latest PR Offensive
Posted by Smart City Memphis | May 5, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development
TVA, aided and abetted by MLGW and Greater Memphis Chamber, has unleased its latest PR offensive...
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by 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 →
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About Smart City Memphis
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.