EDGE’s New Chapter Calls For Business Approach
The resignation of EDGE president and CEO Reid Dulberger should be an opportunity to do more than...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 30, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Leadership, Shelby County government, Taxation
The resignation of EDGE president and CEO Reid Dulberger should be an opportunity to do more than...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 29, 2021 | Shelby County government
The following clarification about the drawing of new districts in county government was provided by veteran reporter Jimmie Covington. By Jimmie Covington I have written several times that a two-thirds majority (9 votes) is...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 27, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Parks and Greening
There are street names, like monuments and parks, that deserve renaming, but a couple of the new...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 23, 2021 | John Branston, Livability, Trends and Issues
By John Branston Sometimes the obvious...
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Posted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 20, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Shelby County government, Uncategorized
In 1962, voters in all of Shelby County went to the polls and killed the proposal to consolidate...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 16, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Shelby County government
We are awash in opinions – including my own – so the following is what state law says about the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
The following post is by friend and retired journalist John Branston and his sleep medicine...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
by Bill Day. Memphian Bill Day is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning. His cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. Cartoons Archive →
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.