Memphis Catch-22: Public Transit and Transportation
Memphis is trapped in a vicious cycle. Because MATA cannot mount an efficient system that responds...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Oct 3, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Transportation | 0
Memphis is trapped in a vicious cycle. Because MATA cannot mount an efficient system that responds...
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 | Nov 15, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Planning and Urban Design, Transportation | 0
What would you call City of Memphis’ new rules for Riverside Drive? A start. The City of Memphis...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Oct 4, 2023 | John Branston, Transportation | 4
By John Branston The only thing that can save Memphis passenger trains is Memphis passenger...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 2, 2023 | Planning and Urban Design, Transportation | 1
The following commentary was published in The Hill and is written by Jeff Speck. He is a city...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Feb 9, 2023 | Transportation | 0
By Owen Traw We don’t need any more scientific proof that we are fast approaching the point of no...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Oct 27, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Livability, Transportation, Uncategorized | 0
By Owen Traw As Halloween approaches, so too do mostly baseless infographics that encourage...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Feb 3, 2022 | Transportation | 0
Transit Equity Day is Friday, February 4, which is Rosa Parks’ birthday. It is national Day...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 31, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Transportation | 0
All in all, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s “State of the City” speech was a workmanlike affair,...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 15, 2021 | Planning and Urban Design, Transportation | 0
By Joe Cortright, City Observatory There was an unprecedented decline in traffic congestion in the...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 25, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Transportation | 0
Thumbnail: While a record number of murders grabbed the headlines, there was also a record number...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 22, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Parks and Greening, Transportation | 0
Thumbnail: Memphis gained national attention with its landmark protections of public space from highways splitting parks and damaging visitors’ experiences. The lessons from blocking the highway through Overton Park and one through Shelby Farms Park are reminders of why Riverside Drive today is a detriment to Tom Lee Park.
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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.