2022年城市报告（英）

STATEOFTHECITIES2022 NATIONALLEAGUEOFCITIES AbouttheNationalLeagueofCities TheNationalLeagueofCities(NLC)isthevoiceofAmerica’scities,townsandvillages,representingmorethan200millionpeople.NLCworkstostrengthenlocalleadership,influencefederalpolicyanddriveinnovativesolutions. AbouttheCenterforCitySolutions NLC’sCenterforCitySolutionsprovidesresearchandanalysisonkeytopicsandtrendsimportanttocities,creativesolutionstoimprovethequalityoflifeincommunities,inspirationandideasforlocalofficialstouseintacklingtoughissues, andopportunitiesforcityleaderstoconnectwithpeers,shareexperiencesandlearnaboutinnovativeapproachesincities. ©2022NationalLeagueofCities.AllRightsReserved. AbouttheAuthors FarhadKaabOmeyr,PhD,ProgramDirector,CenterforCitySolutions,NationalLeagueofCities;EricaGrabowski,SeniorSpecialist,CenterforCitySolutions,NationalLeagueofCities; JacobGottlieb,ProgramSpecialist,CenterforCitySolutions,NationalLeagueofCities; BrooksRainwater,SeniorExecutiveandDirector,CenterforCitySolutions,NationalLeagueofCities Acknowledgments Theauthorswouldliketothank KatiePastor,SeniorCommunicationsSpecialist,KarenNava,VisualDesignDirectorandtherestofNLC’sDigitalEngagement,Marketingand Communicationsdepartmentfortheircontributionstothisreport. NLC|STATEOFTHECITIES20222 Contents FOREWORD4 INTRODUCTION5 INFRASTRUCTURE9 ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT11 BUDGETANDMANAGEMENT13 PUBLICSAFETY15 OTHERMAJORPOLICYAREAS17 EXPLOREDINANNUALMAYORALADDRESSCONCLUSION20 METHODOLOGY21 APPENDIX22 ENDNOTES26 Foreword T woyearsago,theCOVID-19pandemicchangedeverything.Butourcities bouncedback,thankstothedeterminationofournation’slocalleadersandthesupportwewereabletosecurefromourfederalpartners.InMarch2021,CongresspassedtheAmericanRescuePlanAct(ARPA),followedbytheBipartisanInfrastructureLaw(BIL)thispastNovember.Bothpiecesoflegislationprovidecritical,unprecedentedfundingthatisgoingdirectlytoourcommunitiesandinforminglocalleaders’priorities.Fromthisyear’sstateofthecityspeeches,it’sclearthatourcityleadersarereapingthebenefitsofthosehard-woneffortswiththeultimategoalofmakingourcities,townsandvillagesbetter,moreequitableplacestolive. Fornineyears,theNationalLeagueofCitieshasreleasedourStateoftheCitiesreport.Thisresearch,whichexaminesmayoralstateofthecityspeechesdeliveredbetweenOctober2021andApril2022,providesaclearandconsistentvoiceaboutthecurrentprioritiesoflocalleaders.Thisyearisno different.Armedwithafreshinfusionoffundingfromthefederalgovernment,ourcitiesarereadytogettowork. Recognizingadireneedtofixourroadsandbridges,repairourwatersystemsandclosethedigitaldivide,thisyear,mayorshighlightedfundinginfrastructuredemandsastheirnumberonepriority.Asmunicipalgovernmentsacrossthecountrypreparetoapplyfor,receiveandinvestinfederalandstategrantstofundthesedemandsthroughtheBIL,cityleadersarealreadyplanningforthemosteffectivewaystheycanusetheseresourcestobringAmerica’scommunitiesfullyintothe21stcentury. Rebuildingcommunitiesdoesn’tstopwithinfrastructure.Thisyear’sfindingshighlightmayors’effortstogrowtheireconomiesbyinvestingindowntowndevelopmentandrevitalizationprojects,fosterstrongercommunityrelationshipswithpoliceandbolstertheirownmunicipalfinancestohireandretaincityworkers.Theseprioritiesarejustasmallsampleofcities’effortsfromthe pastyeartodriveforwardanequitablerecoveryfromthepandemic.Andensuringthatrecoveryisequitableforeveryoneiscritical.Thisyear’sspeechesshowthatmayorsacrossthecountryareworkinghardtostrategicallyinvestinprogramsandservicesthatensurethattoday’scitiesareplaceswhereallresidentshavetheopportunitytothrive. Ourlocalleadershavebeenselflessandresponsiblestewardsoverthelasttwoyears,leadingusthroughthepandemicwithunrelentingresolve.Withunprecedentedfederalresourcesinhand,wecannotwaittoseehowtheyturnthevisionstheyhavefortheircommunitiesintoreality. ClarenceE.Anthony CEOandExecutiveDirector NATIONALLEAGUEOFCITIES NLC|STATEOFTHECITIES20224 Introduction T heStateoftheCities2022delvesintothekeyareasthatmayorsnationwideare focusedonintheircities.Localgovernmentsareworkinghand-in-handwiththefederalgovernmenttohelpcitiesbuildbackinamoreequitable,forward-facingdirection. Theonce-in-a-generationlevelofsupportprovidedtocitiesthroughARPA,tiedtogetherwiththepassageoftheBIL,ishavinganincrediblypositiveimpactaswerecoverfromunprecedentedimpactsofthepandemic. THETOPFOURMAYORALPRIORITIESIN2022ARE: Furthermore,thepandemichaslaidbarethevastinequitiesandracialdisparitiesinourcountrythatcanonlybeaddressedwithpoliciesthatplaceequityandinclusionfrontandcenter. Thisisreflectedinmayoralprioritiesthisyear,ascitiescanfinallyplanforhowtheywillstarttorepairlong-crumblinginfrastructure.Atthesametime,withmanypeoplemovingtonewplacesthroughoutthepandemic,areasthatweren’tpreviouslyexperiencingsuchrapidgrowthareseeingincrediblechallengesonaffordablehousing.Mayorsareleaninginto Howhavekeyconditionsincitieschanged? buildingastrongeconomy,becominglaser-focusedonworkforceprioritiesandkeyinginontheneedtoputpublicsafetyfrontandcenter. Ouranalysisofmayoralspeechesgaugeshowkeyconditionsincities