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Environmental Abatement To Start At Former Northside High School

by Smart City Memphis | Jul 9, 2021 | Planning and Urban Design, Poverty | 0

The Northside High School building on Vollintine Avenue has been without a school for years....

The Challenge of Persistent Poverty and Affordable Housing

by Smart City Memphis | May 10, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Poverty | 0

Thumbnail: The malignancy of the housing crisis and decades of persistent poverty require bold collaborations and an increased sense of urgency unless Memphis is willing to accept that it is managing for decline.

The Urban Institute Gets Inclusion Backwards, Again

by Smart City Memphis | Jan 22, 2021 | Civil Rights, Neighborhoods, Poverty | 0

The following is written by Joe Cortright, Portland economist and primary author of the City...

EDGE’s Subsidies for Developers of Upper Income Apartments

by Smart City Memphis | Dec 11, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Poverty, Shelby County government, Taxation | 0

EDGE Tax Subsidies For Apartment Developers: The following data are from MLK50.com articles about...

Flashback from 2005: Studies Offer Reality Check on Memphis’ Urban Core

by Smart City Memphis | Dec 7, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Poverty | 0

Thumbnail: It’s not like we haven’t been warned about the racial disparity in income, thje poverty, the economic segregation, etc. This blog post from 15 years ago also suggests that we shouldn’t allow our enthusiasm about downtown’s progress to obscure the sluggish economic growth that continues to be a drag on our trajectory. It also suggests that our rhetoric regularly outstrips our actions to improve things, or we wouldn’t still be talking about the need to address some of these issues today.

A Milestone For Memphis: Kresge Foundation Enters Memphis

by Smart City Memphis | Nov 30, 2020 | Leadership, Poverty | 0

Thumbnail: One of the milestones in the age of Memphis momentum has been the entry of the Kresge Foundation into Memphis. Since 2013, it has provided funding of more than $23 million for nonprofit organizations working to create a culture of opportunity.

Cardell Orrin’s Prescient Honesty

by Smart City Memphis | Oct 30, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Politics and Government, Poverty | 0

Thumbnail: Cardell Orrin, always a source of honest and factual opinion, posted the following on Facebook last night regarding yesterday’s “State of Memphis Housing Summit.” I believe it deserves wide circulation. We may write more on the Summit in coming days, but Mr. Orrin’s comments are must-read.

Memphis Poverty Is Endemic And City Is In Distress, REPORT SAYS

by Smart City Memphis | Sep 4, 2020 | Data Points, Poverty | 0

Thumbnail: Memphis’ neighborhood poverty continues to be the leading problem facing the city. The Economic Innovation Group summed it up in graphic terms in its May, 2020 report, The Persistence of Neighborhood Poverty – Examining the power of inertia and the rarity of neighborhood turnaround across U.S. cities. Memphis is one of six cities spotlighted in the report.

A Wake-up Call For Income Equality, Justice And Opportunity

by Smart City Memphis | Jun 1, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Civil Rights, Economic Development, Leadership, Poverty | 2

Thumbnail: Making the most of the wake-up call from protests following George Floyd’s murder and developing a plan for Memphis that is about action, not more talk, to attack racism, lack of opportunity, and inequality in an authentically Memphis way.