Economic Development Is Bunk?
This post is written by David Ciscel, economist emeritus at University of Memphis Fogelman School of Business. By David Ciscel Let’s play a thought game. We spend a lot of time...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Aug 1, 2018 | Economic Development, Uncategorized
This post is written by David Ciscel, economist emeritus at University of Memphis Fogelman School of Business. By David Ciscel Let’s play a thought game. We spend a lot of time...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 30, 2018 | Economic Development
With all the high fives on the South Lawn of the White House following the announcement of quarterly economic growth at more than four percent,...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 27, 2018 | Data Points
In the wake of the City of Germantown turning down a large-scale apartment complex, there were comments that it was motivated by the city’s lack of...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 25, 2018 | Shelby County government
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners is on the verge of political malpractice. That’s because with only 37 days to go in their term, commissioners are thinking about changing one of the fundamental principles of county...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 23, 2018 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Parks and Greening, Planning and Urban Design
After decades of politicians and development officials engaging in hyperbole in their claims that downtown was in the midst of renaissance, it...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 19, 2018 | City of Memphis Government
In observance of the Memphis Bicentennial in May, 2019, we will feature regular posts about Memphis as it moved toward its founding and the slow...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 17, 2018 | Economic Development
Here’s hoping that in the closing weeks of the county mayor’s campaign, our struggling economy – when compared to peer cities – would take center stage with a discussion...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 13, 2018 | Trends and Issues
Print journalism in Memphis these days resembles the free agent chaos that follows the NBA season, but in this case, every journalist is a free agent. At the eye of the storm – and the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 11, 2018 | Shelby County government
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds the definitive data site, County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, which allows us to compare counties and determine how our...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jul 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
The filing for Memphis Fourth Estate Inc. was made April 24 with the Tennessee Secretary of State by Memphis attorney Charles Newman. If the corporation’s charter tells us anything, it...
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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.