Do you think Memphis will change in 2012? (Bartlett: low income, apartment)

[Geneyus]

I think the City of Memphis government will continue to improve under Mayor Wharton. He seems to think more highly of the city than himself, unlike Mayor Herenton.

I think crime will continue to get worse. I'm hoping/thinking education will get better with the merged school districts. I also think Cordova will continue to get worse.

[wakka092]

Originally Posted by Geneyus

I think the City of Memphis government will continue to improve under Mayor Wharton. He seems to think more highly of the city than himself, unlike Mayor Herenton.

I think crime will continue to get worse. I'm hoping/thinking education will get better with the merged school districts. I also think Cordova will continue to get worse.

This.

Crime will either get better or get worse, but not dramatically in either direction. The type of crime found in Memphis is a result of engrained poverty, and until that problem can be fixed (decades-long improvement of educaation, social conditions) the status-quo will continue.

[jgraham798]

Originally Posted by geneyus

i think the city of memphis government will continue to improve under mayor wharton. He seems to think more highly of the city than himself, unlike mayor herenton.

I think crime will continue to get worse. I'm hoping/thinking education will get better with the merged school districts. I also think cordova will continue to get worse.

+1

[Memphisres]

I'll predict things will get better only if the citizens believe it can and will. The people in and around the metro must believe in the city and its potential for the future.

[bigman123]

We moved to the area Aug. 2009. IMO, Memphis has done nothing but improve, since we got here. Im actually looking forward to 2012. I plan on actually going to many of the Memphis activites this summer. When we first got here, going into Memphis was not high on our list.

Memphis still has a ways to go. But its definitly moving in the right direction, IMO. In all fairness, when you compare Memphis to similar ciites like Nashville, Birmingham, Little Rock, Shrevport, St. Louis, etc... Memphis really isnt that far off the mark. Get the crime down just a bit more, improve a couple of schools, clean-up the trash, get some life into some of the old unused industrial parts of the city, and you pretty much have a decent mid-sized city here.

I have really liked many of things Ive heard Wharton say. But more importantly, I like actually getting done. I have never seen anything to give me a reason to think he's a racist. Nothing close.

In a city the size of Memphis, there will always be certain areas to stay away from. Memphis' biggest hurdle is that it doesnt have enough solid good areas to counter those other bad areas. But, IMO, this is something that is changing.

I personally would love to see them do more with the river, and Riverside St. But I hear there are things in the works. Im really looking forward to seeing how the city looks in 3 years or so.

[REPBOY]

Originally Posted by bigman123

We moved to the area Aug. 2009. IMO, Memphis has done nothing but improve, since we got here. Im actually looking forward to 2012. I plan on actually going to many of the Memphis activites this summer. When we first got here, going into Memphis was not high on our list.

Memphis still has a ways to go. But its definitly moving in the right direction, IMO. In all fairness, when you compare Memphis to similar ciites like Nashville, Birmingham, Little Rock, Shrevport, St. Louis, etc... Memphis really isnt that far off the mark. Get the crime down just a bit more, improve a couple of schools, clean-up the trash, get some life into some of the old unused industrial parts of the city, and you pretty much have a decent mid-sized city here.

I have really liked many of things Ive heard Wharton say. But more importantly, I like actually getting done. I have never seen anything to give me a reason to think he's a racist. Nothing close.

In a city the size of Memphis, there will always be certain areas to stay away from. Memphis' biggest hurdle is that it doesnt have enough solid good areas to counter those other bad areas. But, IMO, this is something that is changing.

I personally would love to see them do more with the river, and Riverside St. But I hear there are things in the works. Im really looking forward to seeing how the city looks in 3 years or so.

Good Post!

[009811]

It does not matter what economdy condition is, the Memphis unemployment rate is always high in the nation. Most of ranking give memphis a low or bottom. So, the most important, is not complain about whole nation economy condition. Because, certain metropolitian area in the nation can still keep lower umemployment national aveage, much lower than Memphis. It does not relate to economy or something.

Right now, the most important thing is motivating everybody to study, to work. Not waiting for food stamps, AND social benefit.

For Wharton, compare to previous guy, he did much better. But it has a very very long way.

[wakka092]

Originally Posted by 009811

It does not matter what economdy condition is, the Memphis unemployment rate is always high in the nation. Most of ranking give memphis a low or bottom. So, the most important, is not complain about whole nation economy condition. Because, certain metropolitian area in the nation can still keep lower umemployment national aveage, much lower than Memphis. It does not relate to economy or something.

Right now, the most important thing is motivating everybody to study, to work. Not waiting for food stamps, AND social benefit.

For Wharton, compare to previous guy, he did much better. But it has a very very long way.

It's due to the historical structural unemployment in the city. Traditionally disenfranchised groups had and still have barriers to the economic opportunity (lack of good education, etc) not encountered by, ehm, more privileged groups.

Nashville has a lower unemployment rate because it does not have that problem. Their demographics are flipped (60% non-minority, 40% minorities).

[009811]

Originally Posted by wakka092

It's due to the historical structural unemployment in the city. Traditionally disenfranchised groups had and still have barriers to the economic opportunity (lack of good education, etc) not encountered by, ehm, more privileged groups.

Nashville has a lower unemployment rate because it does not have that problem. Their demographics are flipped (60% non-minority, 40% minorities).

It does not relate to minority or not. It depends on themselves. You can find many jobs without high school degree. You can fix the roof, and temporary deliver, whatever. If need education, Southwest and Memphis offer several night classes, THERE ARE from business law to nursing in the night. But, if they do not want to work OR want a easy and good pay job, no way.

What I knew a African-American lady, who is a stay-at-home mom for several years. She and her husband has just high school diploma and both of them have a normal job. She studied in Southwest for several semesters for Accounting at night, and failed several times. But finally, she got her Accounting degree in Memphis, got a CPA and find a decent accounting job in New Hampshire. Her husband also got a techinican certificate in southwest. The moved to new hampshire and became a mid-class family. This lady have several obligations, but she did that, why some younger people cannot do that?

[009811]

Originally Posted by Geneyus

I think the City of Memphis government will continue to improve under Mayor Wharton. He seems to think more highly of the city than himself, unlike Mayor Herenton.

I think crime will continue to get worse. I'm hoping/thinking education will get better with the merged school districts. I also think Cordova will continue to get worse.

Cordova will continue to get worse.

I hope that is not true, But, But, But, it is true. Will people want to desperate cordova to a independent city or merge with Bartlett?