Data Points: Visitors to Media Websites – January and February
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Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 18, 2022 | Data Points
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Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 14, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Livability, Shelby County government
It is hard to cut through a simple, memorable narrative with the facts. One of these simple...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Thumbnail: Hatred and fear are the engines for the political posturing of the far right. The most...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following post is by Portland economist Joe Cortright. It previously was published on his...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 5, 2022 | Arts and Culture
As it moves to dissolve at the end of this season, I recently wrote about how we need to attend a...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
We’ve heard a great deal in recent years from City Hall about how population growth is a top...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 1, 2022 | Neighborhoods
Memphis ranks number 73 out of the 100 cities in this month’s index by Realtyhop. Its...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Good news for Memphis music fans. The 5 Fridays of Jazz begins tomorrow at Benjamin Hooks Central...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 31, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Shelby County government, Taxation
The last blog apost reported on how the Memphis region will spend more on higher gas prices than...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 28, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development
Few regions are as vulnerable to higher gas prices than ours. The Memphis region’s economy has...
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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.