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We are often blind to our own environment because of our assumptions, framed by media, insular thinking and our own prejudices. Smart City Consulting's blog – named one of the most intriguing in the U.S. by Pew Partnership for Civic Change – hopes to show how Memphis really is and could be through alternative questions, fresh approaches and new ideas. We hope to open your eyes - and your ears - to a new way of thinking about Memphis. Send ideas and emails to tjones@smartcityconsulting.com.
2 comments:
Thsi hasn't been a really walkable city since the 1940s. Not only that, everyone here seems to have a Scarlett O'Hara-like compulsion for the most land possible, in keeping with the plantation mentality.
Carol was right on with this quote:
"the economically bifurcated population, lack of transit options, unwalkable neighborhoods and favored Southern cuisine are a 'deadly formula' for the city."
I think Memphis (at least Midtown) is far more walkable/bikeable than it thinks it is; many people tend to still live like they did when you had to make a 10-15 minute drive to the closest movie theater.
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