Memphis The lecture was the 2nd in a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of city planning in America, so 40 years in hundreds of city streets and Citizen Wealth and its themes were perfectly suited to the interests of students and civilians at the University of Memphis. I had warned my hosts that some of …
Month: November 2009
Memphis Giveaways to Developers
Memphis Even though I wasn’t speaking at the University of Memphis about Citizen Wealth until Monday evening, it was worth flying in the predawn on Sunday to be able to take advantage of Professor Ken Reardon’s offer to meet with twenty community leaders who wanted to talk over dinner about how to push Memphis to …
Money Paid, People Missing in New Orleans
New Orleans The Louisiana Recovery Authority has not been able to track compliance on Road Home recovery grants to homeowners to rebuild, but fortunately a non-profit, Beacon of Hope, did so though at least in the affluent area of Lakeview, but it’s not good news. Seems of 1800 homes they surveyed nothing has been done …