Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
While the country celebrates the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is hard for us here to...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 16, 2023 | Civil Rights
While the country celebrates the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is hard for us here to...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 11, 2023 | Economic Development
It’s been pointed out here that the new leadership of the Greater Memphis Chamber has a...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 9, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Poverty, State Government
One person appeared to be missing from the ribbon-cutting to open the Memphis Sports and Events...
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...
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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.