ULI Creates Award To Honor Tommy Pacello
The Tommy Pacello Award will be given annually by Urban Land Institute Memphis to honor a small...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Tommy Pacello Award will be given annually by Urban Land Institute Memphis to honor a small...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 22, 2021 | Shelby County government
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris are at it again....
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 19, 2021 | Talent, Trends and Issues
Creativity is a gift. But it can be a lonely one. That is a big reason why Memphian Josh Horton...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 16, 2021 | Taxation
By Jimmie Covington I finally know how much of Memphis’ certified property tax rate is designated...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 15, 2021 | Planning and Urban Design, Transportation
By Joe Cortright, City Observatory There was an unprecedented decline in traffic congestion in the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 12, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Parks and Greening
How many wake-up calls can Memphis get before one of them is the knock-out punch? It’s the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 9, 2021 | Planning and Urban Design, Poverty
The Northside High School building on Vollintine Avenue has been without a school for years....
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 6, 2021 | Data Points, Trends and Issues
Memphis regularly is included on lists of the most segregated U.S. cities.
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 1, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Neighborhoods, Planning and Urban Design
Thumbnail: Memphis 3.0 won’t succeed unless all public boards like Land Use Control Board contributes to its success. Office of Planning and Development planners are doing their part, but they can’t do it alone.
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jun 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
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 →
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.