Downtown’s Dramatic Drop In Crime Is “Desperate” For A Headline
The newspaper article didn’t so much bury the lede as miss it altogether. Faced with a dramatic...
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 | 2
I received two comments to last week’s blog post, Memphis Losing Population is Nothing New, that I...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 27, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Data Points | 0
A perfect storm led to a dramatic climb in homicides – 100 more in one year. There was the...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 20, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice, Data Points, Politics and Government | 1
Map: Memphis Crime Last 12 months: numbers represent charges If we knew the answers, we wouldn’t...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Oct 20, 2023 | Data Points | 0
The following are the numbers of visits to local and selected media websites for July-September...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Oct 9, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Data Points, Leadership | 0
The campaign for mayor has been defined by generalizations, platitudes, and talking points. Rarely...
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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, author of two books, and consultant on public policy. 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 that “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.