Uncovering Blight Data Insights at the 2025 City Hackathon
Challenge #1: Blight Data Innovate Memphis is partnering with City government and local tech talent partners to host another Hackathon November 7-9. This blog series provides more detail about each challenge topic hackers can tackle during the event. Go to Hackathon Website Blight is more than an eyesore; it affects the health, safety, and economic […]
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Using AI and Smart City Technology at the 2024 City Hackathon
Challenge #3: AI & Smart City Technology Innovate Memphis is partnering with City government and local tech talent partners to host a Hackathon November 15-17. This blog series provides more detail about each challenge topic hackers can tackle during the event. Go to Hackathon Website A Smart City leverages data and technology to improve the […]
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Improving Workforce Transportation at the 2024 City Hackathon
Challenge #2: Workforce Transportation Innovate Memphis is partnering with City government and local tech talent partners to host a Hackathon November 15-17. This blog series provides more detail about each challenge topic hackers can tackle during the event. Go to Hackathon Website Over 25,000 households in Memphis do not have access to a vehicle. In […]
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Tackling Blight at the 2024 City Hackathon
Challenge #1: Neighborhood Improvement Innovate Memphis is partnering with City government and local tech talent partners to host a Hackathon November 15-17. This blog series provides more detail about each challenge topic hackers can tackle during the event. Go to Hackathon Website Blight is more than an eyesore; it affects the health, safety, and economy […]
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Walking [and Biking] with Students in Memphis: Commute Options Schools Highlights from Spring 2024
This blog is authored by Nikki Dildine, Commute Options Schools Manager for Innovate Memphis Now that the 2023-2024 school year has come to a close, we’d like to reflect on the exciting work we accomplished with our Commute Options partner schools this spring. Commute Options involves deep collaboration with educators, local government, and many community […]
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Case Study: No Kid Hungry City Innovation Fellowship
Innovate Memphis’ Research Project Manager, Angelica Carey, first began her work on food security with our team in 2022 as a No Kid Hungry City Innovation Fellow. The 18-month fellowship selected diverse leaders to be embedded in city government or innovation teams to address food insecurity using creativity and collaboration. The fellows use a human-centered […]
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Case Study: Connecting Memphians to more opportunity through the Transit Vision 3.0 plan
This case study is part of Innovate Memphis’ 4-part series on successful innovation projects over the years. Previous reports cover 901 Ride Choice wellness transportation, MEMFix economic revitalization, and Civic Commons programming for parks and other public spaces. This example shows how we worked with a coalition of government agencies, business leaders, nonprofits and community […]
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Case Study: Reimagining parks and public spaces in collaboration with community members
This case study is part of Innovate Memphis’ 4-part series on successful innovation projects over the years. Other reports cover 901 Ride Choice wellness transportation, MEMFix economic revitalization, and Transit Vision collaboration and planning for better local transportation service. This example shows how we organized activation events and pop-up programs to enrich public spaces, fostering community engagement and well-being through […]
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Case Study: MEMFix revitalizes communities through street transformation
This case study is part of Innovate Memphis’ 4-part series on successful innovation projects over the years. Other reports cover 901 Ride Choice wellness transportation, Transit Vision collaboration and planning on improved local transportation service, and Civic Commons programming for parks and other public spaces. This example shows how we partnered with public, private, and nonprofit partners to reimagine neighborhood […]
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Case Study: How 901 Ride Choice solves transportation and health care barriers in Memphis
This case study is part of Innovate Memphis’ 4-part series on successful innovation projects over the years. Other reports cover MEMFix economic revitalization, Civic Commons programming for parks and other public spaces, and Transit Vision collaboration and planning for better local transportation service. This example shows how we partnered with public, private, and nonprofit partners to address two key issues: […]
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New Report: Evaluating the distribution of community development capital to low-income communities
When it comes to improving upward mobility for Black Memphians, a persistent challenge is having access to strong financial capital and advisory support from the industry. The Memphis Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Network has been bringing financial and housing institutions together with community members for nearly a decade to make access to these resources […]
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How Memphis Created the Nation’s Most Innovative Public Library
Smithsonian Magazine | Richard Grant | November 2021 Article Link: How Memphis Created the Nation’s Most Innovative Public Library A must read! Dig into this deep feature story to learn more about the innovative work of the Memphis Public Libraries. Innovate Memphis is proud to support the Memphis Public Libraries, and the downtown Cossitt Library […]
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Brooking Metro Report: A roadmap to developing inclusive regional economic indicators
Brookings Institution | Alan Berube and Nicole Bateman | October 14, 2021 Article Link: Brookings Metro Report: Inclusive Economic Indicators Brookings Metro ran an Inclusive Economic Indicators Lab to help three regions—Indianapolis, Memphis, and Orlando—develop compelling and influential indicators projects that use metrics to drive more inclusive local economic outcomes. Innovate Memphis, in partnership with […]
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Going for the Gold: Memphis Levels Up WWC Certification
Bloomberg Cities | July 14, 2021 Article Link: Going for the Gold: Memphis Levels Up WWC Certification Memphis achieved What Works Cities Certification Gold – the national standard of excellence in data-drive city government. A team from Results for America, along with experts on the Certification Standard Committee, conducts the assessment in which local governments […]
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Tax Sale Research Brief Highlights Systemic Challenges and Opportunities
June 2021 Abandoned properties are a wicked challenge facing Memphis neighborhoods, and this won’t change during and after the pandemic. To make matters worse, abandoned properties are often delinquent on local property taxes, and in a state with no income tax, property tax revenue is the primary way local government generates revenue to deliver services. […]
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State of Memphis Housing 2020 Report
September 2020 Memphis is in the midst of a crisis which calls for unprecedented levels of collaboration and communication. To answer this call and to facilitate the hard but necessary conversations throughout the Memphis housing and community development field, the City of Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in partnership with Innovate Memphis, […]
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901 Ride Choice: Pilot Program Year One Report
The 901 Ride Choice Year One program report provides details on the first year pilot of the local mobility management program and referral service connecting people to non-emergency transportation. The Challenge Limited transportation access is a significant barrier to care. Many individuals are unable to seek preventative care necessary to manage their health, leading to […]
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Reimagining the Civic Commons: A Case Study by Urban Institute
August 4, 2020 | Urban Institute For the past four years, Memphis has been proud to participate in Reimagining the Civic Commons, the national initiative to advance ambitious social, economic and environmental goals through transformed public spaces. Participating in this network has helped our project team better engage with the community and create solutions for […]
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COVID-19 Socioeconomic Vulnerability
The economic and social repercussions of the novel coronavirus are already becoming evident and are likely to have a tangible, longer-term impact for many Memphians. Built from national best practices, our interactive mapping tool takes a data-informed approach to identify the neighborhoods with the highest number of Memphis residents most vulnerable to the ongoing socio-economic […]
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Civic Data Hackathon 2020
Article Link: Data Story On March 6-8 2020, the City of Memphis partnered with CodeCrew, Innovate Memphis, Shelby County, StartCo, the FedEx Institute of Technology, and Census 2020 to plan its first Civic Data Hackathon. As part of International Open Data Day, Memphis joined cities all over the world in using open data to address […]
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How Memphis transformed its parks into inclusive spaces
Fast Company | November 4, 2019 Article Link: How Memphis Transformed its parks named for Confederate generals into inclusive spaces After taking down Confederate statues, these public spaces and parks have been intentionally redesigned with and for a stronger community where people can enjoy quality public space. The parks were reimagined as part of the […]
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Memphis Medical District Collaborative: Catalyzing Change on a Community Level
Memphis Medical District Collaborative: Catalyzing Change on a Community Level November 11, 2018 Between July and September 2018, The Democracy Collaborative and Innovate Memphis conducted a review of MMDC’s work during its first two years of operation. This research process was composed of a review of baseline anchor data, stakeholder surveys, and current program data; […]
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Memphis and Beyond: Assessing the Market for CRA Investment
Memphis and Beyond: Assessing the Market for CRA Investment March 1, 2017. Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis Innovate Memphis staff members, Nidia Logan Robinson, Ian Nunley, and Rachel Knox contributed to a report on Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis outlining the case for CRA – Community Reinvestment Act. Additionally, the Innovate Memphis team […]
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