The U.S. Conference of Mayors met last month in Washington, D.C. Mayors from cities with more than 30,000 residents gathered to trade ideas, network and propose opportunities for collaboration.
Pennsylvania had a good showing of mayors, including Allentown's Ed Pawlowski, who attended the conference in lieu of the city council's unanimous vote to call for him to resign.
The Boston University Initiative for Cities undertook, for the second year, the Menino Survey of Mayors. Named for former Boston mayor Thomas Menino, the survey tries to quantify national mayoral opinion. The group interviewed 89 mayors, mostly from cities with at least 100,000 residents. The results reflect the issues of importance in many Pennsylvania cities.
Here are the big takeaways.
Read the full version of this reportat Keystone Crossroads' website. Keystone Crossroads is a new statewide public media initiative reporting on the challenges facing Pennsylvania's cities. WPSU is a participating station.
