05/04/2019
Are our britches too big, Baton Rouge? Strong Towns start with strong neighborhoods .. investing in the core of the existing city. The story of Memphis is a story for all of us. Thanks for sharing Strong Towns!
“...the tough fiscal realities .. of providing the services people expect and desire .. to twice as large an area without a corresponding increase in revenue.”
“Memphis is doing it .. start with your neighborhoods .. existing residents and their concerns and needs .. incremental investments in the stability and prosperity of these places.”
Equipped with “grit and grind”—but also with a whole lot of good data on the financial consequences of past development decisions—Memphis, Tennessee is taking smart steps toward a bottom-up renaissance. Just ask its Chief Operating Officer, Doug McGowen.