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Transit Equity Day is Friday, February 4, which is Rosa Parks’ birthday. It is national Day...
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.
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Feb 15, 2021 | Livability, Transportation | 0
Thumbnail: While other cities are closing cities because of COVID and to improve the quality of life, Memphis City Council is focused on Riverside Drive and it asking the wrong question.
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Sep 18, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Transportation, Uncategorized | 0
Thumbnail: The always insightful Joe Cortright of the City Observatory think tank pointed out that transportation planners label projects as “pedestrian-friendly” when they are really being designed for cars. The following article by him was published at City Observatory earlier this year.
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 6, 2020 | Transportation | 0
From City Observatory: You...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Sep 9, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Livability, Planning and Urban Design, Shelby County government, Transportation | 4
When we wrote last week that the pushback would be aggressive against Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ proposal to fund MATA with a $145 annual fee for owners of more than...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Sep 5, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Shelby County government, Transportation | 6
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ proposal to provide almost $10 million for Memphis Area Transit Authority is an important step toward a better future that recognizes...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | May 6, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Shelby County government, Transportation | 3
There is unprecedented broad support for the proposition that it is vital for Memphis to have higher quality public transit. The challenge is...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 23, 2019 | Education, Leadership, Transportation | 0
We’ve been posting Memphians’ resolutions, predictions, and commentaries about the new year since 2019 was ushered in. Emily Neff, Executive Director, Memphis Brooks Museum...
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