Cities: In the Bluff, Memphis Flyer

I Wish This Was Here

Mary Cashiola — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:17:11 -0600

I love this project.

Artist and urban planner Candy Chang had stickers printed up that say "I wish this was __________."…

Memphis and Mid-Sized Cities

Mary Cashiola — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:30:00 -0600

It’s been said that New York is the center of the universe. And maybe, in some respects, it is.

“For a number of reasons, the federal government works to take care of the largest cities first,” says David Westendorff.…

Dangerous Data

Mary Cashiola — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:47:39 -0500

A certain magazine/website with an affinity for rankings has once again chosen Memphis for an unfortunate distinction, this time "most dangerous":

Memphis, Tenn., where gang crime has ramped up in recent years, takes the dubious honor of first place.

But to local law enforcement, the list itself seems, well, suspect.…

Oklahoma Revival

Mary Cashiola — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:45:00 -0500

With all the talk of talent retention and attraction, I've recently been thinking that the city should ask some of its former residents to move back to town. Especially those with family still in the area.…

Not Just Your Average Pedestrian Report

Mary Cashiola — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:56:00 -0500

The city of New York released a traffic study today on pedestrian safety, showing exactly when, where, and why pedestrian accidents are likely to occur in the city.

From today's NYTimes:

This is the Rosetta Stone for safety on the streets of New York,” said Janette Sadik-Khan, the city’s transportation commissioner.…
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City Confidence

Mary Cashiola — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:37:08 -0500

It was storytime at the Center City Commission's annual luncheon, today at the Peabody Hotel.

Former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin told attendees about "The Little Engine That Could," relating it to how "small and insignificant" Atlanta started.…

Logo-Rama

Mary Cashiola — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:11:38 -0500

If you had to draw a logo from Memphis — and not the oak leaf/riverboat thing gracing City Hall right now — what would it look like?

CitID is amassing a logo or visual interpretation of cities around the world:

"Ever heard of Tegucicalpa?…
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In the Zone?

Mary Cashiola — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:34:08 -0500

About 50 people turned up for last night's public meeting at Peabody Elementary on the proposed Midtown zoning overlay.

After the proposed Overton Square grocery store development fell through earlier this year, the Memphis Regional Design Center got together with the Midtown Development Corporation, the Cooper-Young Development Corporation, and the Cooper-Young Business Association to draft a plan that would dictate development standards for renovations and new construction.…

Kiplinger's Best Cities

Mary Cashiola — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:00:00 -0500

Editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine just published their Best Cities For the Next Decade, judging Austin; Seattle; Washington, D.C.; Boulder; Salt Lake City; Rochester, Minnesota; Des Moines, Burlington, Vermont; West Hartford, Connecticut; and Topeka, Kansas as places that are prosperous, innovative, and will generate plenty of jobs in the next 10 years.

"Some U.S. cities," Kiplinger's says, "though slowed by the Great Recession, still thrive by lifting good old American innovation to new levels.…

Fast Tracked

Mary Cashiola — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:09:00 -0500

When Leadership Memphis began its first season of FastTrack, a two-month program aimed at emerging leaders in 2008 — the same year the organization turned 30 — I wrote about it.

"It is targeted to a younger and more up-and-coming leadership group," Leadership Memphis president David Williams said of FastTrack.…
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First 48 Controversy in Detroit

Mary Cashiola — Sat, 22 May 2010 12:00:26 -0500

Remember when the City Council decided they didn't want The First 48 filming in Memphis?

Maybe there were on to something.…

Slumming It in Rio

Mary Cashiola — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:35:06 -0500

I don't think anyone doubts the power of public art to be transformative, but this is what the Santa Marta community in Rio de Janeiro used to look like.

That is, until artists Haas & Hahn (Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn) got a hold of it. The pair began working together for a 2005 documentary for MTV about hip-hop in Rio and Sao Paolo.…

Parks on Top, Highways Below

Mary Cashiola — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:30:00 -0500

USAToday had a trend story yesterday about cities that have created parks and pedestrian-friendly spaces on top of highways.

In cites such as St. Louis, Los Angeles, and my very own Big D, these green freeways are helping downtown revitalization efforts.…