tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post823576239178152413..comments2024-03-01T07:43:16.529-06:00Comments on Smart City Memphis: Getting Memphis On The Competitive GridUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-20480519124115174382009-07-21T00:22:11.706-05:002009-07-21T00:22:11.706-05:00Its really nice information
thanks for this grea...Its really nice information <br /> thanks for this great link <br /><br /><br />_<br />__________________<br />victor<br /><a href="http://www.directstartv.com/jump.html?referID=oa-0-173189" rel="nofollow">Entertainment at one stop</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-90314143065156315312009-04-20T22:58:00.000-05:002009-04-20T22:58:00.000-05:00I think that there will be a real problem when you...I think that there will be a real problem when your post says, " Memphis is DEAD, We missed everything and hung on to the wrong thing every time, blew off progress every time, ate our own children, we followed the recipe for failure and disaster to the letter, it's officially DEAD, just like all the messengers we shot over the years while we were busy believing our own HYPE" <br /> Don't dismiss it because it sounds negative, act on it.<br /> I said it last year and I'll say it again, bad news that is true is good news, somebody cares enough to say it. Great post SCM.Zippy the giverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670742278387967862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1949046637104061072009-04-18T13:46:00.000-05:002009-04-18T13:46:00.000-05:00The megalopolises study is a real wash, and should...The megalopolises study is a real wash, and should be tossed out. How St Louis is not counted in the Midwestern mega is a total mystery. I also find it cool how one of the countries most desireable cities, Denver, it totally not in a mega.<br /><br />As for the HSR map, its a different story. Memphis river connections make it more compatable with Cinci and NOLA than Nashville. The ICRR was bought out by the Canadian National for a reason, moving freight, not people.<br /><br />The story behind the story here is Amtrak owned the NECorridor before they started Acela and it still took billions to upgrade the track. In the end, you get into DC 20 minutes earlier than standard and pay 100 bucks more for that ticket.<br /><br />My point is that I think this first map is low hanging fruit, we need the entire country to leap frog the TGV and Bullet train or we won't have any jobs anywhere.MATAlacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-51715279519414452342009-04-18T11:42:00.000-05:002009-04-18T11:42:00.000-05:00come on down off the cross, anti...come on down off the cross, anti...packratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-35710498547832741712009-04-17T19:58:00.000-05:002009-04-17T19:58:00.000-05:00So is the purpose of the high-speed rail to get th...So is the purpose of the high-speed rail to get the federalists, pro-lifers, and veterans to the Gulags quicker?antisocialistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-15526102424308943622009-04-16T20:18:00.000-05:002009-04-16T20:18:00.000-05:00I'm glad that you are interested in Memphis gettin...I'm glad that you are interested in Memphis getting more competitively positioned on the Grid. I found it interesting that you included the Grid of the future, the Internet. I believe that the Internet, which is lower cost than other Grids to participate in, actually can have a greater effect on the acquisition of wealth than anything else. To that end, one of the top Internet gurus is coming to the Memphis Marriott East April 24th and there are free tickets available at Web.advantage@yahoo.comMark Levesquehttp://www.shoppingloyalty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-19225141154400990712009-04-16T16:59:00.000-05:002009-04-16T16:59:00.000-05:00Anonymous 2:19:
We're not saying it's the end all...Anonymous 2:19:<br /><br />We're not saying it's the end all, be all, but we are saying that we can't afford to let any opportunity pass us by. We're concerned that we're taking our eye off the ball.<br /><br />And Minneapolis has done so much right, it doesn't have the same sense of urgency that should exist here.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153190376262751078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-31724633447056160102009-04-16T16:27:00.000-05:002009-04-16T16:27:00.000-05:00Can you guys check & see if the Betty bus will...Can you guys check & see if the Betty bus will be running again by the time this train gets going? I've got to catch a connection to the U.S...shermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-8205337270782827182009-04-16T14:19:00.000-05:002009-04-16T14:19:00.000-05:00Yet many of the cities in the midwestern region ar...Yet many of the cities in the midwestern region are generally worse off than Memphis. So inclusion is not the end all.<br /><br />And I would notice that Minneapolis is out there alone as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-62075022798171132432009-04-16T11:02:00.000-05:002009-04-16T11:02:00.000-05:00We're screwed.We're screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-7861697717233557092009-04-16T10:26:00.000-05:002009-04-16T10:26:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting about the transportation situat...Thanks for posting about the transportation situation. I was extremely disappointed to see that map of the high speed railway corridors but realize there are tons of evolving transportation ideas out there Memphis could shoot for. Pick up the latest copy of GOOD magazine where the dominant topic is around new modes of transportation.<br /><br />Onto other things about the knowledge economy. BTW that is a great term and here is why. Knowledge clusters will be the driving underlying motivator as to why cities succeed or fail. For Memphis to really progress there will be either a greater collaboration in Memphis that determines what is the future of this city and how do we start working backwards towards its path.<br /><br />We have to figure out how to develop the jobs that will enable the creative class to succeed. I think there are several focus areas of education at all levels Memphis needs to focus on, that being problem recognition/ solution, creativity/arts, service design, and advancements into technology.<br /><br />I always chuckle when I see or read about the leadership of this city focusing so much on developing "existing" industries like logistics and healthcare. Its time to step out of those shadows and work to focus creating the knowledge that will drive these existing industries and push into new ones.Zack Perryhttp://www.zackperry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-61746753945225669882009-04-16T09:22:00.000-05:002009-04-16T09:22:00.000-05:00As far as the High Speed Railway corridors, it wou...As far as the High Speed Railway corridors, it would seem logical to have Memphis as the connector between three of them with extensions from Little Rock, St. Louis and Birmingham. We already have an intermodal infrastructure. We are already a rail center with two workable railroad bridges across the River. The physical barriers (relatively flat land) are fewer from these three cities.<br /><br />So why has no one pushed this so far? Where is the Chamber of Commerce? Local and State Leaders? What about congressional leaders? Memphis could be a major winner from such a move but it would enhance rail use in all of the other states currently in the designated corridor. <br /><br />Is it an image problem of rail transportation as too old timey, not as "sexy" as big roads and big airports?<br /><br />While I am happy with Fedex, we should realize that we have a lot invested in the least efficient modes of transporation, air and trucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com