Getting More 18-30 Year-Old Memphians To The Polls To Shape Their Future
Young adult leaders from The Collective Blueprint have launched an unprecedented effort to engage...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 29, 2023 | City of Memphis Government
Young adult leaders from The Collective Blueprint have launched an unprecedented effort to engage...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 28, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Leadership, Politics and Government
By John Branston The Memphis mayoral election is October 5th and early voting starts September...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
All the talk about the new Ford plant northeast of Memphis reminds me of when I worked in the old...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 22, 2023 | City of Memphis Government
It’s the time of year when Memphis voters get flooded with endorsement mailers, but they will be...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 20, 2023 | Economic Development, John Branston
Photo: Ford Plant, Walter Reuther Library By John Branston Lost in all the publicity about the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 18, 2023 | Economic Development, Poverty
In a nondescript, 85-year-old building on a quiet dead-end street on the edge of Central Gardens,...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 13, 2023 | John Branston, Uncategorized
By John Branston It is easy to bet on a poker hand with high cards, win a football game with good...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 11, 2023 | Downtown Revitalization, Parks and Greening
In the wake of the Tom Lee Park grand opening – and grand never had more meaning than this...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 8, 2023 | Media
The following are the numbers of visitors to local and selected media websites for July 2023: ...
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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 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.