Survey: What's the Biggest Risk Facing Cities
Politico Magazine put out a big question to "mayors, urbanists and other thinkers": what are the biggest threats that American cities currently face?
When Politico Magazine sent its survey about the biggest threats facing cities, most respondents "took the long view—looking beyond Trump to challenges like urban broadband deserts, a shallow mayoral talent pool, crippling pension crises, and state or federal meddling."
The survey offers academics, authors, mayors, and more to provide 200-500 words on the subject of their choosing. And we can verify, the word Trump rarely comes up.
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Published on Friday, June 30, 2017 in
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