John Branston: Jackson’s Third 100-Year Flood in 44 Years
By John Branston Well, at least we have water. Say this for Memphis, we...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 5, 2022 | John Branston, Politics and Government
By John Branston Well, at least we have water. Say this for Memphis, we...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 1, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland weekly Friday email two weeks ago was a shocker. Week after week,...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 29, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Livability, Parks and Greening
The late promoter Bob Kelley was a Memphis legend responsible for creating a lifetime of memories...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following are the numbers of visitors to local media websites for April, May, and June and...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here are some Bible verses for the Bible study needed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and for...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 22, 2022 | Livability, Neighborhoods, Planning and Urban Design
The Central Gardens Annual Home and Garden Tour returns after its COVID hiatus on Sunday,...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 18, 2022 | Livability, Planning and Urban Design
By Owen Traw Why would you turn down $20 billion to lower fossil fuel emissions? You wouldn’t,...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 15, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Uncategorized
Voters emphatically supported term limits yet again, but it does nothing to affect the “14th City...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
From Storage Cafe: Challenged by the unrelentingly hot U.S. market, first-time and experienced...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 8, 2022 | Shelby County government
And then there were none. The last Republican in a countywide office – District Attorney General...
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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.