tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post8679230783813899611..comments2024-03-01T07:43:16.529-06:00Comments on Smart City Memphis: No Reason To Shrink From The FactsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-63058889799892536012009-07-21T00:38:55.111-05:002009-07-21T00:38:55.111-05:00Its really nice & intresting , blog
thanks f...Its really nice & intresting , blog <br />thanks for this great link <br /><br /><br />___________________<br />victor<br /><a href="http://www.directstartv.com/jump.html?referID=oa-0-173189" rel="nofollow">HD Access for just $10 a month to your FAVORITE Channels!</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-22897107313298890612009-04-30T17:09:00.000-05:002009-04-30T17:09:00.000-05:00Anon 1:20 PM
Actually the decentralization begin m...Anon 1:20 PM<br />Actually the decentralization begin much earlier when A)Richmond, VA created the first city wide electric streetcar system in 1888 and B)when state legislatures in 1920s halted annexation (in rust belt cities), and people moved beyond the line to avoid the immigrants from eastern and southern Europe.<br /><br />Anon 8:03<br />America has been trying to clean up its central cities since the industrial revolution and beginning after the civil war a series of movements appeared: the Progressive Era until WWI; the New Deal programs of 1930s (the 1934 & 1937 Housing Acts had unintended consequencies); Urban Renewal in the 1950s and 1960s;community development in 1970s, 1980s and 1990s; and now we seem to be in another progressive era with new urbanism, smart growth, green ethics. I wonder where we will be in another 100 years? Maybe the poor will surround the central city and the rich & middle classes will be in the center?Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-66036351570351564502009-04-30T08:03:00.000-05:002009-04-30T08:03:00.000-05:00The negative impact of the Memphis geographic grow...The negative impact of the Memphis geographic growth is exacerbated even more by the fact that we are able to stretch in only two directions, north and east, due to the state boundaries to the west and south. That means Memphis’ land growth is disproportionately farther from the city center that a city that can grow outward in all directions. The best prescription for Memphis is to get over the fever for growth through annexation and fix with is already in the boundaries. Clean it up (crime and corruption) and clear the air with mass transit. And, most of all, stop the ridiculous growth of the school systems. Even more than a community itself, smaller school systems are more efficient and effective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-29255690318926612842009-04-29T13:20:00.000-05:002009-04-29T13:20:00.000-05:00Good post. Memphis is not unique in this area. Mo...Good post. Memphis is not unique in this area. Most American cities are surrounded by miles and miles of suburburan and exurban development. While I would agree with all the comments, that crime, poverty, poor public schools, and yes, court mandated busing have accelerated middle class flight from cities, I would argue that this process began at least two decades before court mandated busing in the 70's. Two factors: cheap oil and gas and the Eisenhower Interstate System made it economically feasible for middle class workers to move further and further from their places of employment in American cities. Except for a few exceptions - the OPEC oil embargo of the late 70's and last years escalating oil prices - this remains the case today. As long as gas remains $3 per gallon or less, it is economically feasible to live in Arlington, TN or Hernando, MS and commute 30-40 miles round trip to your job in the city limits. People have the right to live where they want, but what I rarely hear in these debates about city v. suburb is any discussion about how vulnerable we are to fluctuating energy prices. I think we got a taste of this last summer when gas approached the $4 mark. What happens to us if, heaven forbid, a terrorist attack on a Saudi oil field reduces our oil imports enough to send gas to $6-$7 per gallon? Is the American city/suburban complex sustainable without cheap oil? I don't think so and while I would agree that denser cities would put us in a much better position to weather such realities, I don't see how you get people to move back considering the deplorable conditions of most of our cities today for the reasons pointed out in the previous comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-55582349133016612402009-04-29T10:17:00.000-05:002009-04-29T10:17:00.000-05:00And all this is made worse by the folks we keep el...And all this is made worse by the folks we keep electing to office. Unfortunately, those who show up get to make the decisions, and for the most part, the wrong people are showing up. We need some group, some one, some blog even, to organize people who care about the issues addressed routinely on this blog to run for local state and federal office and to get those folks elected. Whose up for it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-45889221573204150232009-04-29T08:45:00.000-05:002009-04-29T08:45:00.000-05:00DANG ANTI-YOU BEAT ME TO IT.
mcs class of '74.DANG ANTI-YOU BEAT ME TO IT.<br />mcs class of '74.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-41792410207945997412009-04-28T22:22:00.000-05:002009-04-28T22:22:00.000-05:00Talk about the law of unintended consequences. Ho...Talk about the law of unintended consequences. How'd that court mandated busing work out?antisocialistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-54097734911213567622009-04-28T22:07:00.000-05:002009-04-28T22:07:00.000-05:00You said it. I would add poverty and rehabilitatio...You said it. I would add poverty and rehabilitation.Zippy the giverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670742278387967862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-84378981504873411212009-04-28T21:04:00.000-05:002009-04-28T21:04:00.000-05:00The exodus will continue until Memphis takes care ...The exodus will continue until Memphis takes care of two things: Crime and Schools. Until those are addressed parents like myself will not live within the City limits. A shame as Memphis has so much to offer in all other ways.<br />Politicians in the City seem only concerned with making themselves look good, not caring one iota for the health of the city.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596737110077295273noreply@blogger.com