Hard Facts About Memphis Vulnerability
At the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 13, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Shelby County government
At the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 10, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Shelby County government, Taxation, Uncategorized
Chalk up Memphis as the least...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 8, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Leadership
Note: This is the first of two blog posts...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 3, 2020 | Economic Development, Leadership
When the economy sneezes, black people catch pneumonia, a truism stated by former Urban League president Vernon Jordan.
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Apr 1, 2020 | Leadership
We asked 20 people to tell us what grade they would give to some key players in the COVID-19 pandemic. We averaged them and here are their grades.
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Memphis Food Workers Emergency Assistance:...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 26, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Federal Policy, Leadership, Shelby County government
The term “leader” is...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 24, 2020 | 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.