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By John Branston It seems worth noting that the most successful and well-attended events the last...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 7, 2023 | Economic Development
By John Branston It seems worth noting that the most successful and well-attended events the last...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 3, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Neighborhoods
Residents of Memphis Towers and Hope Heights are demanding that the Memphis Health, Education and...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 31, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice
Shelby County Attorney General Steve Mulroy is organizing an August 31 “crime summit”...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 26, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Taxation, Uncategorized
As the agencies that have been delegated the power from city and county governments to give tax...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 24, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Leadership
Debates for Memphis mayor candidates so far have been chiefly about talking points and generic...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last week, I posted the response of Google’s Bard AI when I asked it to write a paper and a...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 17, 2023 | Planning and Urban Design
By John Branston Crime trumps everything when it hits close to home but there’s something...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
I asked Google Bard to write a story about Memphis, a song, and a paper about Memphis and its...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 10, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Leadership
“Delusions of Grandeur” was a recent headline on an article about the growing number of...
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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.