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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AboutENVIRONMENT/ENERGY the National EDUCATION League ofHOUSING Cities BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONThe National HOUSING League BUDGET of Cities DATA/TECHNOLOGY (NLC) is the nation’s INFRASTRUCTURE leading advocacy ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE of opportunity, leadership and governance. Through its membership ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICand SAFETY partnerships EDUCATION with state ECONOMIC municipal DEVELOPMENT leagues, NLC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY serves as a resource HOUSING ECONOMIC
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY advocate for more than EDUCATION 19,000 cities HOUSING and towns BUDGET and more PUBLIC than SAFETY 218 INFRASTRUCTURE
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTNLC’s ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY Center for City Solutions EDUCATION and Applied HOUSING Research BUDGET provides PUBLIC research SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONand analysis HOUSING on key topics BUDGET and trends DATA/TECHNOLOGY important to cities, INFRASTRUCTURE creative ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICsolutions SAFETY to improve EDUCATION the quality ECONOMIC of life DEVELOPMENT in communities, ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY inspiration and HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTideas ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY for local officials to use EDUCATION in tackling HOUSING tough issues BUDGET and opportunities PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONfor city leaders HOUSING to connect BUDGET with peers, DATA/TECHNOLOGY share experiences INFRASTRUCTURE and learn about ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING innovative approaches in cities. About the Authors Micah Farver is an Associate of Finance and Economic Development, Christiana K. McFarland is Research Director and Brooks Rainwater is Center Director in NLC’s Center for City Solutions & Applied Research.
Acknowledgements We are grateful for the leadership of our nation’s mayors and this opportunity to elevate their work. Special thanks to Soren Messner– Zidell, who created the data visualizations, cover illustration and report design, and staff in NLC’s Center for City Solutions & Applied Research who contributed to the analysis.
Photo credits: All photos courtesy of Getty Images, 2015, unless otherwise noted. © 2015 National League of Cities. All Rights Reserved.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2 Introduction INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE 8 Economic Development ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC 10 Infrastructure ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE 12 Public Safety ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC 14 Budget ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 16 Education DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING 18 Housing 20 Data/Technology 22 Environment/Energy 24 Demographics 26 Health Care 28 Conclusion 29 Methodology
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYn an annual basis, EDUCATION mayors give HOUSING State of BUDGETthe PUBLICfore SAFETY- between INFRASTRUCTURE opportunity and lack of opportunity, ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONCity HOUSING speeches BUDGET to provide DATA/TECHNOLOGY perspective to their INFRASTRUCTURE between ECONOMIC black and DEVELOPMENT white, between community O INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICresidents SAFETY onEDUCATION how the city ECONOMIC is faring, DEVELOPMENT where it is headed, ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY members and HOUSINGthose donned ECONOMIC with protecting the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE and priorities for the future. The National League of peace. Mayors are grappling with how to help mend ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICCities SAFETY (NLC) EDUCATION publishes itsECONOMIC State of DEVELOPMENT the Cities report ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY these tensions andHOUSING create ECONOMIC opportunity-filled, socially
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTto provide ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY a comprehensive EDUCATION analysis of HOUSING city trends BUDGET PUBLICcohesive, SAFETY safe places INFRASTRUCTURE for all, now and into the future. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONbased on these HOUSING mayoral BUDGET addresses. DATA/TECHNOLOGY With the growing INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGETcentrality INFRASTRUCTURE of cities, these ECONOMIC speeches DEVELOPMENT – our mayoral EDUCATION The PUBLIC 2015 SAFETY NLC State HOUSING of the Cities report reveals how voices – provide a unique window into contemporary mayors view their role in moving their communities conditions and the future direction of our country. forward, from serving as conveners for open dialogues about structural problems to providing the Throughout this last year, cities have been the focus political courage to tackle these issues and to ensuring of looming societal issues surrounding race, equity holistic and inter-connected solutions. Here are a and opportunity. From Ferguson, Mo. and New few examples of the sentiments expressed in 2015 York City to Baltimore and other cities throughout mayoral State of the City addresses: the nation, long-standing tensions are rising to the
Kansas City Mayor Photo credit: John Sleezer/Kansas City Star, 2015. Sly James
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and right here in Kansas City. Ferguson reminded me of the emotions INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC that this city and the entire nation experienced when Martin Luther ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE King, Jr. was assassinated. I was also reminded that strong communities ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT overcome adversity not by violence, but by upholding strong virtues. Last INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC “ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE November I asked that our community, rather than fight with our fists, fight ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT to eliminate the conditions that led to the death of Michael Brown. That is INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC the opportunity that events like Ferguson present to us – to have an open ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT dialogue about race and community relations in our City.”
DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING – MAYOR SLY JAMES, CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MO
THIS IS A HISTORIC MOMENT IN AMERICA and in Seattle as we confront the issue of race. We must acknowledge how far we have come, but this is the side of the mountain, not the summit. The poet Maya Angelou said: “History despite its wrenching pain, Cannot be unlived, and if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” “ – MAYOR ED MURRAY, CITY OF SEATTLE
THESE PROBLEMS ARE INTER-CONNECTED. Because when we address poverty, it will move the needle on education and violence in our communities. When we provide opportunities to young men and boys of color and help them stay out of trouble, we increase the likelihood that they will graduate high school, go on to higher learning and get a “ job and be a productive Philadelphian. When we keep kids in school, good schools, we reduce the chance of them ever committing a crime or perpetuating the cycle of poverty.” – MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONur State HOUSING of the Cities BUDGET 2015 DATA/TECHNOLOGY analysis is derived INFRASTRUCTURE common ECONOMICnarratives DEVELOPMENTaround these topics to better DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING Ofrom 100 cities, and represents a diverse cross- understand the evolution of critical issues and how section of population sizes and geographic regions they are being addressed. This annual report provides (see tables 1 and 2). We begin by assessing the extent a baseline for other studies of municipal issues and to which mayors devote a significant portion of their a benchmark for the consistent measurement of speeches to certain topics (see Coding Guidelines, emerging trends. page 29, for full explanation). We then identify
Table 1: Sample breakdown by region Table 2: Sample breakdown by population
Region Number of speeches Population Number of speeches West 25 <50,000 25 Midwest 25 50,000-99,999 25 Northeast 25 100,000-299,999 25 South 25 300,000+ 25 Total: 100 Total: 100
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE For the second consecutive year, economic ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Key research findings development was the most commonly addressed Table 3: INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC % Significant ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE topic in mayoral speeches, with three out of Topic Coverage ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT four speeches (75 percent) in this year’s sample INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC devoting significant coverage to the issue. Economic Development 75 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE Issues concerning infrastructure (57 percent), Infrastructure 57 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT public safety (55 percent) and budgets (43 Public Safety 55 DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING percent) were also commonly addressed. The Budgets 43 scope of these topics has shifted slightly over Education 41 the past year. When speaking about economic Housing 28 development, for example, subtopics such as Data/Technology 21 workforce development and income inequality Environment/Energy 16 received greater attention in 2015 than in 2014, reflecting the accelerating national discourse on Demographics 11 issues of equity and opportunity. Health Care 9
Coverage of top line issues didn’t vary significantly by region, although differences emerge in the way these issues play out and are addressed within regions. For example, within infrastructure, mayors in the West were more likely to discuss bikes and bike lanes than those in other regions, whereas mayors from cities in the Midwest, often with aging infrastructure, were more likely to discuss sewers.
Table 4: Rank by region (significant coverage) Midwest Northeast Economic Development 88% Economic Development 68% Infrastructure 68% Public Safety 56% West Public Safety 68% Budgets 52% Budgets 48% Education 52% Economic Development 76% Education 36% Infrastructure 52% Infrastructure 64% Budgets 36% Education 36% Public Safety 36% South Economic Development 68% Public Safety 60% Infrastructure 44% Education 40% Budgets 36%
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSTATE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY OF EDUCATIONTHE HOUSING CITIES BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY2015 INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE The amount of attention an issue received depended on the size of the mayor’s city. For example, mayors from ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICthe SAFETY largest EDUCATION cities were ECONOMICmuch more DEVELOPMENT likely than those ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY from smaller cities HOUSING to discuss ECONOMIC demographics, economic
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT development, ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY housing and EDUCATION education HOUSING in their BUDGET speeches. PUBLIC Infrastructure SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE and budget issues were the most ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONcommonly HOUSING covered BUDGETtopics by DATA/TECHNOLOGY mayors from mid-sized INFRASTRUCTURE cities, and ECONOMICpublic safety DEVELOPMENT was a chief concern of mayors INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICfrom SAFETY small EDUCATION cities. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Table ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY 5: Rank by population EDUCATION HOUSING(significant BUDGET coverage) PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION<50,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT50-99,999 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY100-299,999 HOUSING ECONOMIC300,000+ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION#1 Public HOUSING Safety BUDGET(60%) DATA/TECHNOLOGYEcon. Dev. (80% INFRASTRUCTURE) Econ. Dev. ECONOMIC (80% DEVELOPMENT) Econ. Dev. (92%) DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING
#2 Infrastructure (52%) Infrastructure (68%) Public Safety (56%) Education (68%)
#3 Econ. Dev. (48%) Budgets (56%) Infrastructure (52%) Infrastructure (56%)
#4 Budgets (44%) Public Safety (48%) Education (48%) Public Safety (56%)
#5 Education (16%) Education (32%) Housing (28%) Housing (52%)
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<50,000 50-99,999 100-299,999 300,000+
#1 Public Safety (60%) Econ. Dev. (80%) Econ. Dev. (80%) Econ. Dev. (92%)
#2 Infrastructure (52%) Infrastructure (68%) Public Safety (56%) Education (68%)
#3 Econ. Dev. (48%) Budgets (56%) Infrastructure (52%) Infrastructure (56%)
#4 Budgets (44%) Public Safety (48%) Education (48%) Public Safety (56%)
#5 Education (16%) Education (32%) Housing (28%) Housing (52%) ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICconomic SAFETY development EDUCATION and expandingECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTeconomic opportunity ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEcontinues ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY to be at the forefront EDUCATION of mayors’ HOUSING agendas. BUDGETIn PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYparticular, EDUCATION minimum HOUSING wage increases BUDGET were DATA/TECHNOLOGY viewed by many INFRASTRUCTURE as ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTUREnecessary PUBLIC to SAFETYcombat povertyEDUCATION and ECONOMICeconomic DEVELOPMENTinequality. With ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY key HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE successes this year in cities like San Francisco, other cities rallied ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC75% DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT 73% Jobs behind a minimum wage increase. Business INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC SUBTOPICS 42% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREof state of the city Attraction In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio said “nothing does more to ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included INFRASTRUCTUREaddress PUBLIC income SAFETY inequality EDUCATION than actually ECONOMIC raising DEVELOPMENT people’s incomes,” ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTadding that the ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY New York state’s minimum EDUCATION wage HOUSINGproposal was BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREsignificant coverage of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYinsufficient. EDUCATION Mayor HOUSINGde Blasio said BUDGET he would DATA/TECHNOLOGY fight for a city-wide INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTE: Subtopic INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC percentages are Workforce minimum wage increase to $13 per hour in 2016 while indexing economic development ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE representative of Development 33% 35% 42% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYthe minimum EDUCATION wage so thatHOUSING it would BUDGET reach DATA/TECHNOLOGYa projected $15 an hour INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICissues. DEVELOPMENT all 100 speeches
DATA/TECHNOLOGYby 2019, BUDGET explaining INFRASTRUCTURE “it’s difficult ECONOMICto overstate DEVELOPMENT the positive impact EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING in the sample. this would have on working New Yorkers.”
In Columbia, S.C., Mayor Steve Benjamin sadly noted that Small Business Downtown over 24 percent of Columbia citizens live in poverty and that a Development “single mother making minimum wage spends roughly a third of her annual income just on childcare.” Benjamin called on city council to support his request to raise the minimum wage for city employees to more than $10.10 per hour. OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBTOPICS
Another common theme in mayor’s speeches this year was Minority/Women the importance of restoring downtowns, which add greatly Unemployment 32% Owned Businesses 9% Trade 5% to the long-term economic and social viability of their cities. Entrepreneurship 27% Minimum Wage 8% Foreign Dir. Invst. 4% In Wichita, Kan., Mayor Carl Brewer said that downtown Business Growth 17% Ports 8% Innovation Districts 3% revitalization has been one of his top priorities since taking office Poverty 15% Incubators 8% Economic Gardening 1% in 2007, and that the city created a “downtown master plan,” Tourism 14% Income Inequality 7% worked with the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation Wages 11% Accelerators 5% and other partners, and leveraged nearly $300 million of private sector investment in redevelopment projects. The strategy was a success; Brewer said “today, there are dozens of new places to live, work, shop, and eat downtown” and that the revitalization was one of his proudest achievements. At the top of our priorities is ensuring that Mayor Jean Stothert of Omaha, Neb., noted that the city we have the most talented and best-trained will partner with the NLC-ULI Daniel Rose Center to explore development options for downtown, saying “we see workforce in the nation.” great potential for business, entertainment and residential development in this area.” Many mayors, including those from “ Mayor Ivy Taylor Nashua, N.H., Summit, N.J., and Wheeling, W.Va., spoke San Antonio, TX about the importance of a robust placemaking and business attraction strategy for downtown development and the recent successes they had experienced in this regard. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC75% DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT 73% Jobs Business INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC SUBTOPICS 42% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREof state of the city Attraction ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREsignificant coverage of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTE: Subtopic INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY economic HOUSING ECONOMIC development percentages are Workforce ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE representative of Development 33% 35% 42% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICissues. DEVELOPMENT all 100 speeches
DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING in the sample.
Small Business Downtown Development
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Minority/Women Unemployment 32% Owned Businesses 9% Trade 5% Entrepreneurship 27% Minimum Wage 8% Foreign Dir. Invst. 4% Business Growth 17% Ports 8% Innovation Districts 3% Poverty 15% Incubators 8% Economic Gardening 1% Tourism 14% Income Inequality 7% Wages 11% Accelerators 5%
At the top of our priorities is ensuring that we have the most talented and best-trained workforce in the nation.” “ Mayor Ivy Taylor San Antonio, TX
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICity infrastructure SAFETY EDUCATION – which includes ECONOMIC roads, DEVELOPMENT bridges, and ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY public HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCtransportation, ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY and water and EDUCATION sewer systems HOUSING – is central BUDGET to the PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYwell-being EDUCATION of cities. HOUSINGMayor Richard BUDGET David DATA/TECHNOLOGY of Binghamton, INFRASTRUCTURE N.Y., ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC described infrastructure as “the true foundation of our community.” INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE In their State of the City addresses, mayors commonly prioritized ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC57% DEVELOPMENT SUB TOPICS 52% 54% Roads INFRASTRUCTUREinfrastructure PUBLIC SAFETY investments EDUCATION and detailed ECONOMIC innovative DEVELOPMENT policies designed ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTto update infrastructure ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY to meet 21st EDUCATION century needs. HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREof state of the city Drinking Water ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included INFRASTRUCTUREMany PUBLICof these SAFETY policies EDUCATION addressed internet ECONOMIC and DEVELOPMENTbroadband issues. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC NOTE: Subtopic ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE Mayor Jim Gray of Lexington, Ky., noted that Lexington was significant coverage of percentages are ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT working with the University of Kentucky to expand access to representative of INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY infrastructure HOUSING ECONOMIC issues. affordable broadband, and said that “we must really become all 100 speeches Infrastructure 27% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE in the sample. 32% 34% Sewers ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYa gigabit city… EDUCATION knowledge HOUSING and ideas BUDGET are what DATA/TECHNOLOGY power today’s INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Funding DATA/TECHNOLOGYinformation BUDGET economy, INFRASTRUCTURE and knowledge ECONOMIC and ideas DEVELOPMENT are carried on EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING fiber.” In Atlanta, Mayor Kasim Reed announced a new partnership with Google Fiber and said that a fiber-optic network would be installed throughout the city, which he said would expand access to Bikes high-speed internet, provide a boost to start-ups and entrepreneurs, and further Atlanta’s “global reputation as a technology leader.” Mayors from Huntington, W.Va., Morganton, N.C., and New Haven, Conn., among others, also announced new internet and OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE SUB TOPICS broadband-related initiatives.
Mayors frequently saw increased investment in, and expansion of, Bike lanes 20% Streetcar 8% Buses 4% trains and light rail as essential to creating a modern multi-modal Rail/trains 20% Walking Paths 8% Green Infrastructure 4% transportation system. In Honolulu, Mayor Kirk Caldwell said that Bridges 19% Complete Streets 7% Muti-modal Trans. 4% “rail is about giving people a choice to get out of their cars and travel Sidewalks 17% Bike Share 6% Tiger Grant 3% quickly and efficiently,” and is essential for Honolulu to become a Storm Water 16% Transit Dev. 6% Resiliency 2% “true capital of the Pacific Basin.” Caldwell called for an extension Internet/broadband 11% Ports 5% Sharing Economy 1% to the excise tax to pay for a new 26-mile railway, which had run Active Transit 9% Bus Rapid Transit 4% intro financial troubles. Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker said he would continue to fight for expanded train service and for trains to run more frequently and for longer hours, both for environmental and fairness purposes. Becker said that increased public transit choices such as trains provide “more people access to schools, jobs and downtown events” and that “if we want a city that Investing in infrastructure isn’t a project or treats people fairly, we have to make sure there are opportunities temporary initiative; it means creating a for everyone to get around.” The recent Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia is expected to only increase the emphasis mayors platform on which to build the future place on trains and light rail initiatives in the future. “ success of our community.” Mayor Stephanie Miner Syracuse, NY ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC57% DEVELOPMENT SUB TOPICS 52% 54% Roads INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREof state of the city Drinking Water ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC NOTE: Subtopic ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE significant coverage of percentages are ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT representative of INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY infrastructure HOUSING ECONOMIC issues. all 100 speeches Infrastructure 27% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE in the sample. 32% 34% Sewers ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Funding
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Bike lanes 20% Streetcar 8% Buses 4% Rail/trains 20% Walking Paths 8% Green Infrastructure 4% Bridges 19% Complete Streets 7% Muti-modal Trans. 4% Sidewalks 17% Bike Share 6% Tiger Grant 3% Storm Water 16% Transit Dev. 6% Resiliency 2% Internet/broadband 11% Ports 5% Sharing Economy 1% Active Transit 9% Bus Rapid Transit 4%
Investing in infrastructure isn’t a project or temporary initiative; it means creating a platform on which to build the future “ success of our community.” Mayor Stephanie Miner Syracuse, NY 11 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICany mayorsSAFETY discussed EDUCATION public ECONOMIC safety DEVELOPMENTin the context ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYof the HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTrelationship ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY between police EDUCATION and the community. HOUSING BUDGET Grand PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYM EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Rapids, Mich., Mayor George Heartwell said that the recent INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC PUBLIC SAFETY Police violent incidents involving police interactions throughout ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE Technology 25% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYthe country EDUCATION have caused HOUSING the world BUDGET to look DATA/TECHNOLOGY at America with INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC55% DEVELOPMENT SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTURE“bewilderment, PUBLIC SAFETY disgust, EDUCATION and anger.” ECONOMIC While DEVELOPMENTHeartwell praised ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY the HOUSING ECONOMIC 80% of state of the city Police ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTGrand Rapids ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY Police Department, EDUCATIONhe also said HOUSING “we can always BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Dept. improve our operations and our relations with the community,” speeches included Community INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC and noted that racial equity was a priority. Heartwell advocated Policing 29% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREsignificant coverage of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYfor a series EDUCATION of policing HOUSING recommendations BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY set to be considered INFRASTRUCTURE by ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTE: Subtopic INFRASTRUCTUREthe city PUBLICcommission, SAFETY including: EDUCATION placing ECONOMIC an increased DEVELOPMENT emphasis ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY public HOUSING ECONOMIC safety issues. percentages are ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTon police officers ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY listening to, and EDUCATIONbuilding relationships HOUSING BUDGET with, PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE representative of all 100 speeches ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYthe community; EDUCATION contracting HOUSING for BUDGETan independentDATA/TECHNOLOGY review of INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 56% DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING in the sample. racial disparities in arrests; requesting outside police agencies Crime Rate 49% Fire to conduct investigations in all cases where a police officer Dept. discharges a weapon; and having officers wear body cameras.
Other mayors echoed Heartwell’s sentiments and potential solutions. Mayor Steve Williams of Huntington, W.Va., said that the city would be organizing a Community Coalition on Public Safety to help “bridge the divide between law enforcement OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY SUBTOPICS and the black community,” while mayors from Eugene, Ore., Lockport, N.Y., and San Diego, among others, said their municipalities were in the process of implementing officer-worn Police Infrastructure 17% Pub. Safety Fundng 11% Emergency Prep. 7% body cameras. Body Cameras 15% Criminal Justice 10% Youth Violence 7% Race Relations 14% Drug Oenses 10% Police Misconduct 6% Additionally, gun violence continues to be a challenging issue for Corrections 13% Gangs 9% Domestic Violence 4% cities. Portland, Ore., Mayor Charlie Hales gave an impassioned Gun Violence 11% Gun Control 9% Mental Illness 4% argument for state legislation mandating universal background checks for all gun sales, mentioning that a high school student and former intern of his office was recently wounded by gunfire and that firearm homicide is the second leading cause of death among youth. Hales confidently stated that “together, this community and this legislature will do the right thing… for everyone at risk of gun violence.” In Milwaukee, Mayor Tom Making our community a safer place to live Barrett lamented that far too much childhood trauma is caused by gun violence, and said “I will never accept the silent premise cannot be accomplished by police alone.” that gun violence in Milwaukee is inevitable.” Barrett said that many guns used in Milwaukee crimes last year were purchased legally, and called on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the Mayor Denis Law state legislator to “close loopholes and strengthen penalties” to “ Renton, WA keep weapons away from criminals. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Police Infrastructure 17% Pub. Safety Fundng 11% Emergency Prep. 7% Body Cameras 15% Criminal Justice 10% Youth Violence 7% Race Relations 14% Drug Oenses 10% Police Misconduct 6% Corrections 13% Gangs 9% Domestic Violence 4% Gun Violence 11% Gun Control 9% Mental Illness 4%
Making our community a safer place to live cannot be accomplished by police alone.” “ Mayor Denis Law Renton, WA
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIClthough SAFETY city budgets EDUCATION took ECONOMIC huge hits DEVELOPMENTas a result of the ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTrecession, ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY city leaders are expressing EDUCATION a renewed HOUSING sense BUDGET of PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 Pension ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYA EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT optimism about their fiscal health. Many indicate that broader Reserves Reform INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC BUDGET economic growth has translated to a strong tax base, enabling ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYwell-functioning EDUCATION government HOUSING BUDGET services DATA/TECHNOLOGYand operations. Mayor INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC43% DEVELOPMENT SUBTOPICS INFRASTRUCTUREMarty PUBLIC Walsh SAFETY of Boston EDUCATION said that, ECONOMIC due to the DEVELOPMENT flourishing ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC Sales ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREof state of the city economy, the city was delivering “the best results ever in 38% Taxes ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYcity services,” EDUCATION and noted HOUSING specific BUDGET improvements DATA/TECHNOLOGY in police INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included 15% 17% INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC effectiveness, crime rates, road and pothole maintenance, and the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREsignificant coverage of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYprocess ofEDUCATION granting permits. HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTE: Subtopic INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY budget HOUSING ECONOMIC issues. percentages are Due to prudent fiscal management over the past few years, many representative of Propety ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE Bonds 30% 32% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYcities have EDUCATION received increases HOUSING in BUDGETtheir municipal DATA/TECHNOLOGY bond rating. INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT all 100 speeches Taxes in the sample. DATA/TECHNOLOGYThis trend,BUDGET combined INFRASTRUCTURE with an environment ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT of low interest EDUCATION rates, PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING has spurred many cities to refinance their debt and, to a lesser degree, invest in much-needed capital infrastructure. In Lenexa, Kan., Mayor Mike Boehm praised the impact of the city’s bonds being upgraded to the highest possible rating of AAA the previous year, saying “with superior ratings, we are able to issue public debt at lower interest rates to finance capital projects.” Boehm noted that, due to the high bond rating, Lenexa had OTHER BUDGET SUBTOPICS saved a quarter of a million dollars in interest costs during bond issuance. Mayors from Elkhart, Ind., Leawood, Kan., and Nashua, N.H., among others, also highlighted recent increase in Debt 14% Surplus 6% their respective cities’ bond ratings. Deficit 10% Fed. Aid/Grants 5% Health Care Costs 9% Transparency 4% Now that immediate fiscal concerns and funding of day-to-day Income Taxes 7% operations have become more manageable, mayors have turned their attention to longer-term challenges, like pensions, healthcare and other post-employment benefits. Mayor A C Wharton, Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., discussed the “tough choices” that the city had to make in the past year to addresses pension and other post- employment benefits liabilities, calling these liabilities “one of It is my firm belief that the financial integrity the biggest threats to the future of the city.” To address the issue, Wharton said that the city council passed historic legislation to of any organization is the foundation upon reform the city’s healthcare and pension plans, bringing down liabilities and placing the city on a sustainable path for the future which success is built.” while maintaining service levels, avoiding mass layoffs, and continuing to provide affordable healthcare options for employees. “ As a result, Wharton proudly stated that Memphis is “at the top Mayor Adrian Mapp of the list of cities proactively dealing with fiscal challenges and Plainfield, NJ changing our financial trajectory.” ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Debt 14% Surplus 6% Deficit 10% Fed. Aid/Grants 5% Health Care Costs 9% Transparency 4% Income Taxes 7%
It is my firm belief that the financial integrity of any organization is the foundation upon “ which success is built.” Mayor Adrian Mapp Plainfield, NJ
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIChile SAFETY mayors EDUCATION recognize that ECONOMIC quality DEVELOPMENT education provides ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTthe ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY foundation for successful EDUCATION communities, HOUSING the BUDGET racial PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 W ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYachievement EDUCATION gap continues HOUSING toBUDGET be a persistentDATA/TECHNOLOGY issue facing INFRASTRUCTURE cities. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC Mayor Edward Murray of Seattle lamented the fact that about EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYone quarter EDUCATION of African HOUSING American BUDGET and DATA/TECHNOLOGYLatino students fail INFRASTRUCTURE to ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBTOPICS 41% Education Colleges/ 29% INFRASTRUCTUREgraduate PUBLIC on SAFETY time compared EDUCATION to eight ECONOMIC percent DEVELOPMENT of Caucasian ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC Funding 18% Universities ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTstudents, saying ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY that “we can no longer EDUCATION allow HOUSING so many ofBUDGET our PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREof state of the city ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYchildren EDUCATION to leave school HOUSING unprepared BUDGET for DATA/TECHNOLOGY college, for work, INFRASTRUCTURE or ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC for life.” Murray said that he would convene an education ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE summit in the fall involving the city, school district, state, significant coverage of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTE: Subtopic Access/ INFRASTRUCTUREprivate PUBLIC sector, SAFETY teachers EDUCATION and parents ECONOMIC to “engage DEVELOPMENT in frank and ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY education HOUSING ECONOMIC issues. percentages are 16% 16% 16% Inequality ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENThonest conversation” ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY about the issue EDUCATION and “re-envision HOUSING how BUDGET a 21st PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE representative of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYCentury urbanEDUCATION public HOUSING school system BUDGET can DATA/TECHNOLOGY work successfully INFRASTRUCTUREfor ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT all 100 speeches DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING in the sample. all students.” In Elkhart, Ind., Mayor Dick Moore said that the city would partner with President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s School Pre-K Keeper program to provide greater educational opportunities to Infrastructure youth of color and ensure that “all young people can reach their full potential.”
Another area in which the achievement gap manifests is through school discipline. Portland, Ore., Mayor Charlie Hales pointed OTHER EDUCATION SUBTOPICS out that, in 2013, four percent of white students in Portland Public Schools were suspended or expelled, compared to 17 percent of black students, and stated that “disproportionate School Safety 12% Summer/After School 4% discipline is where racial injustice begins.” Hales applauded Graduation Rate 12% Food 2% Portland Public Schools for setting a goal to reduce black male Achievement Gap 8% Prison Pipeline 2% expulsion rates by at least 60 percent, and pledged the city’s Charter Schools 8% School Disciplne 2% support toward this goal in partnership with the Black Male Achievement initiative.
One method of reducing suspensions and expulsions is adopting alternative disciplinary tactics. Mayor Toni Harp of New Haven, Conn., said that the city was transitioning to using restorative practices as a discipline method, which emphasizes that disruptive students should be held Nothing will define a city more than the accountable, remain in school to face consequences, and develop relationships rather than being excluded from quality of the school system that services school — an action that only reinforces the achievement gap. Hart noted that suspension and expulsion rates have greatly that community.” decreased in New Haven over the past four years, and said that Mayor William Healey “restorative practices are the new frontier of public education.” “ Canton, OH ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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School Safety 12% Summer/After School 4% Graduation Rate 12% Food 2% Achievement Gap 8% Prison Pipeline 2% Charter Schools 8% School Disciplne 2%
Nothing will define a city more than the quality of the school system that services that community.” “ Mayor William Healey Canton, OH
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICs cities SAFETYcontinue EDUCATION to recover ECONOMICfrom the crash DEVELOPMENT of the housing ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTAmarket ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY in 2008, mayors are usingEDUCATION innovative HOUSING solutions BUDGET to PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYaddress EDUCATIONhousing-related HOUSING challenges. BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC HOUSING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTThe issue of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY affordability continues EDUCATION to be at the HOUSING forefront BUDGET of PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBTOPICS mayor’s housing-related efforts. Mayor Joseph Curtatone of 28% Aordable Housing 37% INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC 30% Somerville, Mass., said that the effort to increase affordable Housing Development ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREof state of the city housing was essential so that “our working middle-class is not ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included INFRASTRUCTUREsqueezed PUBLIC out ofSAFETY the city,” EDUCATION and highlighted ECONOMIC a new DEVELOPMENT zoning code ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTwhich he said ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY has some of the most EDUCATION“ambitious HOUSINGinclusionary BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREsignificant coverage of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYhousing requirements EDUCATION HOUSINGin the nation” BUDGET and DATA/TECHNOLOGY “includes requiring INFRASTRUCTURE the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTE: Subtopic 11% INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY housing HOUSING ECONOMIC issues. percentages are creation of homes permanently affordable for middle-income 23% 27% Homelessness ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE representative of
ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYhouseholds.” EDUCATION New York HOUSING City Mayor BUDGET Bill de DATA/TECHNOLOGY Blasio dedicated INFRASTRUCTUREa ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT all 100 speeches
DATA/TECHNOLOGYlarge portion BUDGET of hisINFRASTRUCTURE speech to affordable ECONOMIC housing, DEVELOPMENT saying that EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING in the sample. “nothing more clearly expresses the inequality gap… than the soaring cost of housing” and that his administration not only Blight Apartment recognizes the need for more affordable housing but “demands” Developments it. Mayor de Blasio said that the city would accomplish this through three main steps: mandating that affordable housing is a condition of development in areas re-zoned for residential use; keeping those who already have affordable housing in their OTHER HOUSING SUBTOPICS homes; and creating more total affordable housing units by “adding density to appropriate parts of our city.” Rentals Student Housing Mayors also commonly discussed issues relating to veteran 9% 4% Demolition 7% Foreclosures 3% homelessness. Mayors from Baton Rouge, La., Rockville, Renovations 6% Gentrification 1% Md., and Binghamton, N.Y. announced that their cities had Home Improvements 5% partnered with the White House on the Mayor’s Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness initiative, and Mayor Richard David of Binghamton proudly noted that it took the city only one month after joining the initiative to find housing solutions for all of its identified homeless veterans. As Mayor David said, “I felt it was our moral duty to provide basic services for those who have served to protect our country.” Mayor Kevin Faulconer of San Diego said that the city’s previous approach to Creating opportunities to attain pathways homelessness — setting up temporary tents during the winter to the middle class means that we have to months for homeless citizens — was insufficient, saying “we need a permanent, year-round solution.” Faulconer said that this invest more in aordable housing.” year the city would set up an indoor care center providing shelter and services year-round for up to 350 homeless citizens, with a “ particular focus on veterans. Mayor Muriel Bowser Washington, DC ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Creating opportunities to attain pathways to the middle class means that we have to “ invest more in aordable housing.” Mayor Muriel Bowser Washington, DC
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE ities PUBLIC are SAFETY increasingly EDUCATION utilizing ECONOMIC data and DEVELOPMENT technology to ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCimprove ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY the quality of life of EDUCATIONtheir residents. HOUSING An emerging BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYtrend is EDUCATIONthe use of open HOUSING data and BUDGET the creation DATA/TECHNOLOGY of open data INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC portals, websites which store city-related datasets and make them DATA/TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE publically available. Mayor Sly James of Kansas City, Mo., said ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC21% DEVELOPMENT SUBTOPICS 19% Public Social INFRASTRUCTUREthat, because PUBLIC SAFETYof the Open EDUCATION Data Ordinance ECONOMIC passed DEVELOPMENT last year ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYand HOUSING ECONOMIC 13% Safety ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTthe creation of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY an open data portal, EDUCATION “an information HOUSING search BUDGET that PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREof state of the city Media ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYused to mean EDUCATION a trip to HOUSING City Hall BUDGET is now DATA/TECHNOLOGYavailable online from INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC anywhere in the world, virtually instantly.” Mayor James further ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE stated that open data portals allow for an open, transparent significant coverage of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTE: Subtopic INFRASTRUCTUREgovernment PUBLIC which SAFETY is “fundamental EDUCATION toECONOMIC an efficient DEVELOPMENT and effective ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY data/technology HOUSING ECONOMIC issues. percentages are 9% 10% 11% Internet ECONOMIC democracy”DEVELOPMENT and ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY that cities’ use of technology EDUCATION in general HOUSING is BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE representative of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYallowing for EDUCATION increased citizen HOUSING engagement. BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY Mayor Tom Tait of INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT all 100 speeches DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING in the sample. Anaheim, Calif., also announced the launch of an open data Open Data Tech Company portal in his speech, proclaiming that the portal will be a boon Attraction for businesses and will “create economic activity that we can’t even foresee today.” Mayor Ed Murray of Seattle also detailed a new budget-oriented data site that he lauded as a “leap forward” in budget reporting for the city.
Another trend in 2015 State of the City speeches was the use OTHER DATA/ of data and technology to inform performance management TECHNOLOGY SUBTOPICS processes for a variety of city functions. Mayor Setti Warren of Newton, Mass., said that since a data-driven web-based system for preventative infrastructure maintenance had been set up Incubators 8% in 2010, over 32,000 maintenance requests had been entered Perform. Mngmt. 6% and completed through a more frequent and efficient process. Accelerators 5% Due to this preventative work, Warren said “we were able to Innovation Districts 3% keep all of our buildings open and operational throughout this Sharing Economy 2% historic winter.” Boston has also been adopting data-driven performance management processes, and in his speech, Mayor Marty Walsh announced the upcoming creation of a “Citywide Analytics Team” that he said would “bring the power of data to everything that we do.” Walsh also said that Boston would create and launch more mobile apps to make city information and In today’s globalized and high-tech world, functions more accessible, including a “ParkBoston” app that allows users to pay for parking. innovation will decide the winners and losers “ in many dierent fields and industries.” Mayor Jim Ardis Peoria, IL ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Incubators 8% Perform. Mngmt. 6% Accelerators 5% Innovation Districts 3% Sharing Economy 2%
In today’s globalized and high-tech world, innovation will decide the winners and losers “ in many dierent fields and industries.” Mayor Jim Ardis Peoria, IL
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE or PUBLIC mayors, SAFETY the fight EDUCATION to combat ECONOMIC climate DEVELOPMENT change takes ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYon new HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTFimportance ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY with each passing EDUCATION year. Mayor HOUSING George HeartwellBUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYof Grand EDUCATION Rapids, Mich., HOUSING said BUDGET that his DATA/TECHNOLOGY time serving on the INFRASTRUCTURE White ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC House Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience had ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE “opened his eyes” to the environmental problems cities face as a Energy ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC16% DEVELOPMENT SUB TOPICS 15% 16% Eciency INFRASTRUCTUREresult PUBLICof global SAFETY warming, EDUCATION and said ECONOMIC he would DEVELOPMENT set a goal for ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYGrand HOUSINGof state ECONOMIC of the city Climate Change/ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTRapids to reduce ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY their greenhouse EDUCATIONgas emissions HOUSING 20 percent BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE Carbon Footprint ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYbelow 2009 EDUCATION levels by HOUSING 2030. To BUDGET achieve DATA/TECHNOLOGY this goal, Heartwell INFRASTRUCTURE said ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC the city would increase investments in renewable energy sources NOTE: Subtopic ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE significant coverage of percentages are ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYsuch as solar, EDUCATION wind and HOUSING bioenergy, BUDGET and work DATA/TECHNOLOGY with the West INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT representative of INFRASTRUCTUREMichigan PUBLIC Sustainable SAFETY Business EDUCATION Forum ECONOMIC to help DEVELOPMENT businesses become ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC environment/energy all 100 speeches 11% 11% 13% Wastewater ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTmore environmentally ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY friendly. Heartwell EDUCATION was happy HOUSING to report BUDGET a PUBLIC SAFETY issues. INFRASTRUCTURE in the sample. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYshift in popular EDUCATION understanding HOUSING of BUDGET the issue, DATA/TECHNOLOGY and said “today INFRASTRUCTUREmost ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING people understand that this threat is real” and believe “business and government ought to be doing all we can to reduce carbon output.” Mayor Betsey Hodges of Minneapolis, Minn. echoed Electricity LED Lights Heartwell’s sentiments on the threat of global warming and announced the launch of the Minneapolis Climate Champs Challenge, in which the city will propose an environmental theme and particular goals each month, host activities, and provide resources to aid citizens in living more sustainably. OTHER ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SUB TOPICS A central way to increase sustainability is to become more energy efficient, and a common solution to increase efficiency discussed Water reuse 10% Solar Power 6% Natural gas 3% by mayors was LED street lighting. Mayors from Binghamton, Recycling 8% Clean Energy 6% Electric Cars 2% N.Y., Newton, Mass., and Honolulu, among others, said that Rivers 7% Natural Resources 6% Pollution 2% their respective cities had completed, or were in the process of Sustainability 7% Disaster Prep. 5% Hydro Power 1% completing, a city-wide implementation of LED lights for public Trees 7% Green Infrastructure 4% Wind Power 1% safety, efficiency and environmental reasons. Said Mayor Kirk Caldwell of Honolulu, “it’s going to save a lot of energy and help us become more green and sustainable.” Mayor Setti Warren of Newton estimated that the change would save the city more than $2 million in energy costs over the next 20 years. We know our collective future depends on our ability to have a planet — and a city — that can sustain life with clean air, clean water, nourishing “ food, and stable weather patterns.” Mayor Betsy Hodges Minneapolis, MN ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Water reuse 10% Solar Power 6% Natural gas 3% Recycling 8% Clean Energy 6% Electric Cars 2% Rivers 7% Natural Resources 6% Pollution 2% Sustainability 7% Disaster Prep. 5% Hydro Power 1% Trees 7% Green Infrastructure 4% Wind Power 1%
We know our collective future depends on our ability to have a planet — and a city — that can sustain life with clean air, clean water, nourishing “ food, and stable weather patterns.” Mayor Betsy Hodges Minneapolis, MN 23 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICity-related SAFETY issues EDUCATION involving ECONOMIC population DEVELOPMENT demographics ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCinclude ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY race relations, cultural EDUCATION diversity, HOUSING sexual orientation BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYand immigration. EDUCATION Mayors HOUSING who BUDGET addressed DATA/TECHNOLOGY these foundational INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC societal issues in their speeches generally took a leadership role in DEMOGRAPHICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYtrying to EDUCATION develop more HOUSING inclusive BUDGET communities. DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBTOPICS 11% Diversity INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC Race 22% Immigration reform continues to be a politically contentious 18% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREof state of the city Relations ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYissue, and EDUCATION several mayors HOUSING called BUDGET for federal DATA/TECHNOLOGY action to fix whatINFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included INFRASTRUCTUREAnaheim, PUBLIC Calif., SAFETY Mayor EDUCATION Tom Tait ECONOMICcalled a “broken” DEVELOPMENT system. ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTThe Anaheim ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY city council recently EDUCATIONunanimously HOUSING voted for BUDGET a PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREsignificant coverage of ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYresolution EDUCATION asking Congress HOUSING to pass BUDGET comprehensive DATA/TECHNOLOGY immigration INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTE: Subtopic 5% INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY demographics HOUSING ECONOMIC issues. percentages are 8% reform, and Tait said that “there’s an important moral dimension 17% Immigration ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE representative of
ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYat play here” EDUCATION and “it’s vitalHOUSING for any BUDGET immigration DATA/TECHNOLOGY legislation to INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT all 100 speeches DATA/TECHNOLOGYenable BUDGETpeople to INFRASTRUCTURE come out of the ECONOMICshadows and DEVELOPMENT fully pursue EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING in the sample. the American Dream for themselves and their families.” In the Refugees LGBT Issues absence of federal legislation — which, as New Haven, Conn., Mayor Toni Hart pointed out, cities would have a key role in implementing — mayors have found other ways to lead on this issue. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio touted the recent creation of the IDNYC identification card, which provides access to municipal services and facilities and is available regardless OTHER of immigration status, saying that over 180,000 New Yorkers DEMOGRAPHICS SUBTOPICS had already made an appointment to get an ID within the first month of the program.
Mayors also highlighted efforts to support the LBGT community in their respective cities. Mayor Steve Benjamin Borders 2% proudly noted that Columbia had recently become the first city Gentrication 1% in South Carolina to extend full employment benefits to same- sex couples, while Mayor Steve Williams of Huntington, W.Va., said that he recently formed an LGBT advisory council as part of his vision for the city to “actively seek inclusiveness as we learn to stand as one people celebrating our differences.” Our great city is driven by a vision, a vision in which the contribution of every member of society, irrespective of race, age, disability, gender or “ sexual orientation is respected.” Mayor George Hartwell Grand Rapids, MI ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Borders 2% Gentrication 1%
Our great city is driven by a vision, a vision in which the contribution of every member of society, irrespective of race, age, disability, gender or “ sexual orientation is respected.” Mayor George Hartwell Grand Rapids, MI 25 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIChile SAFETY health EDUCATIONcare policy is ECONOMIC generally DEVELOPMENT administered atENVIRONMENT/ENERGY the HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTstate ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY or federal level, mayors EDUCATION can still HOUSING play a role BUDGET in PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 W ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYimproving EDUCATION health careHOUSING options BUDGET for theirDATA/TECHNOLOGY citizens. INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC HEALTH CARE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTMayors from ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY Bentonville, Ark., EDUCATIONand Evanston, HOUSING Ill., discussed BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBTOPICS the implementation of services designed to improve 9% Health Care 17% Hospitals INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC Spending 10% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTenrollment ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY and compliance with EDUCATION the Affordable HOUSING Care BUDGET Act, PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREof state of the city ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYwhile Mayor EDUCATION Steve HOUSING Benjamin BUDGET of Columbia, DATA/TECHNOLOGY S.C., lamented INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC the lack of progress to this end, saying “200,000 of our Health Care ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTworking men ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY and women in South EDUCATION Carolina HOUSING earning lessBUDGET than PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREsignificant coverage of 4% Mental ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTE: Subtopic Access 9% 100 percent of the federal poverty level, including tens of Health INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY health HOUSING ECONOMIC care issues. percentages are Aordable thousands in Columbia, have no access to healthcare because ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE representative of Care Act 3% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYour state EDUCATIONrefuses to expand HOUSING Medicaid.” BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY In contrast, Mayor INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT all 100 speeches DATA/TECHNOLOGYMuriel BUDGET Bowser INFRASTRUCTURE of Washington, ECONOMICD.C. noted DEVELOPMENT that “the way EDUCATION the PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING in the sample. District has embraced President Obama’s health care law is a model for the nation” and that, due to the law, 93 percent of district residents currently have insurance. Bowser also noted the importance of preventative healthcare through an improved diet, and dedicated funds for a partnership of non- profits that distribute free vegetables in schools. OTHER Mayors also commonly discussed the construction, renovation and technological upgrades of city hospitals and medical HEALTH CARE SUBTOPICS institutions. In Biloxi, Miss., Mayor A.J. Holloway detailed a three-year, $74 million renovation for a local medical center Drug Treatment 2% that will provide “state-of-the-art operating rooms” and new “hematology-oncology and dialysis suites,” as well as emergency Ebola 2% room renovations to the main city hospital. Mayor Andy Hafen Flu 2% of Henderson, Nev., lauded plans for a new hospital to open next year and praised the private medical colleges currently in Medicaid 2% Henderson. Hafen said that “we want to foster a world-class culture for medicine and health care by creating what we call the Henderson Healthcare Corridor” and that investment in health care will pay dividends for the city in a variety of ways, notably by enhancing economic development. Through fair and consistent union negotiations we have been able to keep the city’s health care “ benefit costs stable.” Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Nashua, NH ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TOP 5 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC HEALTH CARE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBTOPICS 9% Health Care 17% Hospitals INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC Spending 10% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREof state of the city ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICspeeches DEVELOPMENT included INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC Health Care ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUREsignificant coverage of 4% Mental ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTE: Subtopic Access 9% Health INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY health HOUSING ECONOMIC care issues. percentages are Aordable ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE representative of Care Act 3% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT all 100 speeches
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OTHER HEALTH CARE SUBTOPICS
Drug Treatment 2% Ebola 2% Flu 2% Medicaid 2%
Through fair and consistent union negotiations we have been able to keep the city’s health care “ benefit costs stable.” Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Nashua, NH
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETYs the EDUCATION lifeblood of ECONOMIC our democracy, DEVELOPMENT cities are ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY the foundation upon HOUSINGwhich we ECONOMICcome together, lead and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYsucceed. The world EDUCATION is watching HOUSING how key BUDGET social and PUBLIC economic SAFETY issues INFRASTRUCTURE are playing out in cities, and the ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONnation will HOUSING ultimately BUDGET be defined DATA/TECHNOLOGY by how mayors INFRASTRUCTURE respond. Throughout ECONOMIC ourDEVELOPMENT analysis this year, we note in many INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ways how mayors are answering this call. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Many are leading on solutions to difficult issues of race, equity and opportunity by adapting core areas of local INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC government and applying an equity lens to policies, practices, and systems, including: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
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Raising Ensuring greater educational the minimum wage. opportunities for youth of color.
Instituting Using technology to increase community policing. engagement of all residents.
Providing access to affordable broadband and health services.
Cities are leading our country forward.
Local governments activate the change and innovation that creates more prosperous communities and meets the needs of future generations. From issues of economic development and infrastructure to public safety and more, mayors are at the forefront and exciting transformations are taking place in our nation’s urban areas. State of the Cities provides the window into the core issues important to city leaders now and illuminates where we are headed next.
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC For the 2015 State of the Cities report sample, we included nearly all State of the City speeches given between ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE January 1st and March 31st, 2015 which had transcripts of the speech available online. The 100 speeches were ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT chosen such that there were 25 speeches from each of four population categories (<50,000, 50,000-99,999, INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC 100,000-299,999, 300,000+) and geographic region categories (Northeast, Midwest, South, West). The ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE variance of city population sizes and geographic regions ensures a diverse sample and allows for comparisons ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC between categories, but due to sample size limitations findings cannot be generalized to all cities.
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT In constructing the content analysis, we created guidelines for coding each of the 10 major topics. During DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING this process, we referred to the work of Sarah Beth Gehl and Katherine Willoughby, who conducted a content analysis of State of the State speeches in 2013. Through our content analysis, we were able to answer two main questions for each topic: the percent of speeches “covering” the topic and the percent with “significant coverage” of the topic. We also used the coding criteria for “covering” a topic to code for various subtopics within each topic, such as “Poverty” and “Workforce Development” within the Economic Development topic.
The 10 topics analyzed differed from those in the previous State of the Cities report. Upon further consideration, we decided to change the Transportation topic to Infrastructure, which included all transportation issues but also a wider range of issues such as sewers and internet/broadband. We also changed the Immigration topic to Demographics, which included race relations, LGBT, and diversity issues as well as immigration issues, and merged Environment and Energy into one topic. While these changes placed limitations on the extent to which comparison between the two years was possible, they set the foundation for a more robust analysis in future years. Coding Guidelines
Level 1: Speech covered the topic. A speech was considered to cover a topic if the Mayor specifically discussed the topic as relevant to city operations and the budget going forward. The mayor needed to relay that the topic is an important item in next year’s budget and policy direction. Just mentioning a topic like “economic development” in a speech did not classify the topic as being ‘covered’ by a mayor. A review by the mayor of past accomplishments in any particular issue area counts in the content analysis so long as the mayor suggested that the issue area would continue to be a priority in the future.
Level 2: Speech had significant coverage of topic. Speeches were considered to have significant coverage of a topic if the relevant section(s) met the Level 1 criteria and the Mayor dedicated at least three full paragraphs exclusively to the topic (or a roughly equivalent portion of text) and articulated issues relating to the topic in detail.
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INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTAPPENDIX ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGYSignificant INFRASTRUCTURE Percent ECONOMIC(Significant DEVELOPMENT 2014 Rank (Significant
INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETYTopic EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCoverage ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYCoverage Coverage) HOUSING ECONOMICCoverage) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYEconomic Development EDUCATION HOUSING75% BUDGET PUBLIC93% SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE1 1 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONInfrastructure HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY57% INFRASTRUCTURE92% ECONOMIC2 DEVELOPMENT5 (Transportation) INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGYPublic Safety EDUCATION HOUSING55% BUDGET 94% PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE3 2 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONBudgets HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY43% INFRASTRUCTURE90% ECONOMIC4 DEVELOPMENT 3 INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICEducation SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT41% ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY78% 5HOUSING ECONOMIC 4 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONHousing HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY28% INFRASTRUCTURE75% ECONOMIC6 DEVELOPMENT 6 DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGETData/Technology INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT21% EDUCATION61% PUBLIC SAFETY7 HOUSING N/A (Energy) Environment/Energy 16% 49% 8 7 (Environment) Demographics 11% 36% 9 10 (Immigration) Health Care 9% 38% 10 8
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Appendix 2: Cities in 2015 sample
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE Date of Date of City Mayor Speech City Mayor Speech ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Akron, OH Don Plusquellic 3/20/2015 Hartford, CT Pedro Segarra 3/9/2015 INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE Anaheim, CA Tom Tait 2/3/2015 Helena, MT James Smith 1/26/2015 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Atlanta, GA Kasim Reed 2/4/2015 Henderson, NV Andy Hafen 1/29/2015 INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC Baltimore, MD Stephanie Rawlings-Blake 3/9/2015 Hoboken, NJ Dawn Zimmer 2/10/2015 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE Baton Rouge, LA Melvin “Kip” Holden 1/9/2015 Honolulu, HI Kirk Caldwell 2/24/2015 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC Beaverton, OR Denny Doyle 1/15/2015 Huntington, WV Steve Williams 2/17/2015 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE Bentonville, AR Bob McCaslin 1/27/2015 Jamestown, NY Sam Teresi 1/26/2015 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Bethlehem, PA Robert Donchez 2/18/2015 Kansas City, MO Sly James 3/31/2015 DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING Biloxi, MS A.J. Holloway 3/12/2015 Lakewood, CA Todd Rogers 1/26/2015 Binghamton, NY Richard David 2/23/2015 Leawood, KS Peggy Dunn 1/29/2015 Boston, MA Marty Walsh 1/13/2015 Lenexa, KS Mike Boehm 2/25/2015 Bowie, MD Frederick Robinson 1/28/2015 Lexington, KY Jim Gray 1/20/2015 Canton, OH William Healey 3/18/2015 Lockport, NY Anne McCaffrey 1/27/2015 Cedar Rapids, IA Ron Corbett 2/25/2015 Memphis, TN A C Wharton Jr 1/29/2015 Charleston, SC Joseph Riley 1/27/2015 Meridian, ID Tammy de Weerd 2/4/2015 Charlotte, NC Dan Clodfelter 1/12/2015 Milwaukee, WI Tom Barrett 3/9/2015 Chubbuck, ID Kevin England 1/21/2015 Minneapolis, MN Betsy Hodges 4/2/2015 Columbia, SC Steve Benjamin 1/20/2015 Monrovia, CA Mary Ann Lutz 2/9/2015 Cupertino, CA Rod Sinks 1/28/2015 Morganton, NC Mel Cohen 2/4/2015 Dayton, OH Nan Whaley 2/11/2015 Nampa, ID Bob Henry 1/21/2015 Durham, NC William “Bill” Bell 2/19/2015 Naperville, IL George Pradel 1/26/2015 Elkart, IN Dick Moore 3/25/2015 Nashua, NH Donnalee Lozeau 2/17/2015 Escondido, CA Sam Abed 2/25/2015 New Brunswick, NJ Jim Cahill 1/2/2015 Euclid, OH Bill Cervenik 2/2/2015 New Haven, CT Toni Harp 2/3/2015 Eugene, OR Kitty Piercy 1/7/2015 New York, NY Bill de Blasio 2/3/2015 Evanston, IL Elizabeth Tisdahl 3/20/2015 Newton, MA Setti Warren 3/16/2015 Fayetteville, AR Lioneld Jordan 1/20/2015 North Ridgeville, OH David Gillock 1/15/2015 Forest Grove, OR Pete Truax 2/23/2015 Norwich, CT Deb Hinchey 1/7/2015 Fort Wayne, IN Tom Henry 2/11/2015 Oklahoma City, OK Mick Cornett 1/14/2015 Gainesville, FL Ed Braddy 1/28/2015 Omaha, NE Jean Stothert 2/25/2015 Gloucester City, NJ William James 1/9/2015 Peoria, IL Jim Ardis 2/4/2015 Grand Forks, ND Michael Brown 4/2/2015 Philadelphia, PA Michael Nutter 1/29/2015 Grand Rapids, MI George Heartwell 1/17/2015 Plainfield, NJ Adrian Mapp 1/5/2015 Greenwood, IN Mark Myers 2/10/2015 Pleasanton, CA Jerry Thorne 2/19/2015 Harlingen, TX Chris Boswell 1/30/2015 Portland, OR Charlie Hales 1/30/2015
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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONAppendix HOUSING 2: Cities BUDGET in 2015 DATA/TECHNOLOGY sample INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGETDate of PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE City Mayor Speech ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Providence , RI Jorge Elorza 1/5/2015 INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTRenton, ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY WA EDUCATIONDenis Law HOUSING BUDGET3/4/2015 PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONRichmond, VA HOUSING BUDGETDwight DATA/TECHNOLOGY Jones 1/29/2015 INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC Rochester, MN Lovely Warren 2/12/2015 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATIONRochester, NY HOUSING BUDGETArdell DATA/TECHNOLOGY Brede 1/5/2015 INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICRock Island, SAFETY IL EDUCATION ECONOMICDennis Pauley DEVELOPMENT1/12/2015 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY HOUSING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE Rockville, MD Bridget Newton 1/29/2015 ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY EDUCATION HOUSING BUDGET DATA/TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Rye, NY Joe Sack 1/14/2015 DATA/TECHNOLOGY BUDGET INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING Saginaw, MI Dennis Browning 2/5/2015 Salem, MA Kimberley Driscoll 1/5/2015 Salt Lake City, UT Ralph Becker 1/14/2015 San Antonio, TX Ivy Taylor 3/3/2015 San Diego, CA Kevin Faulconer 1/14/2015 San Francisco, CA Edwin Lee 1/15/2015 San Jose, CA Sam Liccardo 1/6/2015 Savannah, GA Edna Jackson 2/11/2015 Seattle, WA Edward Murray 2/17/2015 Somerville, MA Joseph Curtatone 1/19/2015 St. Marys, GA John Morrissey 1/8/2015 Summit, NJ Ellen Dickson 1/6/2015 Sunny Isles Beach, FL George “Bud” Scholl 1/15/2015 Syracuse, NY Stephanie Miner 1/29/2015 Tualatin, OR Lou Ogden 1/29/2015 Tucson, AZ Jonathan Rothschild 3/6/2015 Valparaiso, IN Jon Costas 1/28/2015 Virginia Beach, VA William Sessoms 3/4/2015 Washington, DC Muriel Bowser 3/31/2015 Wheeling, WV Andy McKenzie 2/24/2015 Wichita, KS Carl Brewer 1/27/2015 Yuma, AZ Doug Nicholls 2/4/2015
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