Memphis’ Potential Is About Black Memphians Reaching Theirs
As we kick off a new year, I am repeating and slightly modifying a blog post that sums up what our...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 3, 2023 | Economic Development, Talent
As we kick off a new year, I am repeating and slightly modifying a blog post that sums up what our...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following is the second article written for MLK50.com in October, 2020, about tax breaks given...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 28, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Shelby County government, Taxation
Because little has changed since I wrote two articles in October, 2020, for MLK50.com about...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 21, 2022 | Data Points
The following are the numbers of visitors to local media websites for October: ...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 19, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice
For the first time in history, our community is aligned to undertake much-needed, long overdue...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 14, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Shelby County government, Tourism
The following is Part 2 in a look back at the Sidney Shlenker/John Tigrett chapter about plans for...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 12, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Shelby County government, Tourism
I rise in defense of Sidney Shlenker. That may be the first time that has been written about him...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 8, 2022 | Downtown Revitalization, Parks and Greening
Photo: Tongva Park The reimagination of Tom Lee Park is part of a movement by cities to be smarter...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 7, 2022 | John Branston, Uncategorized
By John Branston Maybe the old guy in the great movie Chinatown was right when he said...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 5, 2022 | Economic Development, Poverty, Talent
For 30 years, the Memphis population who are 16-24 years-old and aren’t either in school or...
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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, 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.