Data Points: Memphis Tree Cover and Home Values by ZIP Code
Washington Post answers the question: Which cities have the most trees? It writes: “Urban trees...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 25, 2025 | Data Points, Parks and Greening, Trends and Issues | 0
Washington Post answers the question: Which cities have the most trees? It writes: “Urban trees...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 17, 2025 | Data Points, John Branston | 2
By John Branston This post is intended to be a follow-up to a recent post, What Is Memphis’...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Feb 10, 2025 | Data Points, Health | 0
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a program of University of Wisconsin Population Health...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 6, 2025 | Criminal Justice, Data Points | 0
The following are the declines in crimes in 2024 by areas of Memphis as defined by zip codes....
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 11, 2024 | Criminal Justice, Data Points, Downtown Revitalization | 1
The newspaper article didn’t so much bury the lede as miss it altogether. Faced with a dramatic...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 4, 2024 | Data Points | 0
Here’s hoping that the ratings of WMC-TV (Channel 5) have shown the same improvement that...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Sep 23, 2024 | Data Points, Economic Development | 3
Population loss is about more than just people. It’s also about the salaries that go with them....
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Aug 22, 2024 | Data Points, Economic Development | 0
The GDP is the market value of final goods and services produced by a metropolitan area. The...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Aug 15, 2024 | Data Points, Media | 0
The following are the number of visits to local and selected media websites for July 2024 and the...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 11, 2024 | Data Points, Transportation | 3
Data Points: Transportation Costs 1%- Location Efficient Neighborhoods – compact places close to...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 21, 2024 | Data Points | 2
The following are the numbers of visits to local and selected media websites for November 2023 –...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Feb 15, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Data Points, Planning and Urban Design | 3
I received two comments to last week’s blog post, Memphis Losing Population is Nothing New, that I...
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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.