Using technology and analytics, the Blue CRUSH program pioneered new ways to solve and prevent crime. Almost ten years later this strategy is being implemented across the globe, while MPD continues to innovate in the fight against crime.
With direction from the Urban Land Institute, Memphis is endeavoring to create an innovation district amidst the city’s medical campuses. As envisioned, the result of the redevelopment will be an urban environment that fosters innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship.
Communal workspaces like Forge on Broad Avenue and Cowork Memphis in Cooper Young bring together creators and entrepreneurs to work individually, while also encouraging random collaboration. This new work environment model pools resources and ideas and could mean new innovation for the city.
For the first time in decades, Memphis Area Transit Authority is conducting a national search for a new President. The job comes with challenges, and the candidate will need a unique blend of communication and managerial skills to move MATA forward.
With recent successes in battling urban sprawl, Memphis is demonstrating creative ways to foster neighborhood revitalization. Memphis now has lessons to share with others on urban planning, neighborhood involvement and 'bootstrapping.'
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