Author: Smart City Memphis
2008 Flashback: The Crime Is In Not Facing Facts and Acting on Them
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jun 26, 2023 | Criminal Justice
Graph: Major Violent Crime Rate On occasion, I post a commentary from this blog’s archive...
Read MoreData Points: Media Website Visits, May 2023
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jun 22, 2023 | Data Points, Media
The following are the numbers of visitors to local and selected media websites for May 2023: ...
Read MoreMemphis Region Economy Again Falls Short of 100 Best-Performing Cities
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jun 20, 2023 | Data Points, Economic Development
Map: Green cities are Tier IV which includes Memphis The bright spot in the Memphis region’s...
Read MoreA Civil Rights Hero Visits Memphis by John Branston
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jun 15, 2023 | Civil Rights, John Branston
By John Branston It was like meeting Mickey Mantle or Ike (President Eisenhower, for younger...
Read MoreShelby County: Picking The Best Option From A List Of Bad Ones
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jun 13, 2023 | Shelby County government, Taxation
In searching for the money to rebuild the Regional One Health complex, Shelby County Government is...
Read MoreAssault Rifle Hunting, A Cartoon by Award-Winning Bill Day
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jun 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Improving The Odds For Memphis’ Children
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jun 7, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Data Points, Health, Poverty
A city that fears its own children is poised for calamity. That fear is an inescapable...
Read MoreMatthew Desmond’s Advice To Memphis For Attacking Poverty
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jun 5, 2023 | Civil Rights, Federal Policy, Poverty
Matthew Desmond, professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of Pulitzer Prize...
Read MoreMemphis’ Potential Is About Black Memphians Reaching Theirs
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jun 1, 2023 | Economic Development, Poverty
To follow up my last blog post about how poverty is a choice we are making as a community,...
Read MoreLatest Bill Day Cartoon
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 →
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About Smart City Memphis
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.