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Pew’s American Cities Project conducts original research on three main topics:
- The fiscal and economic challenges facing cities;
- The important demographic changes they are undergoing; and
- Their short- and long-term ability to deliver core services in the face of tight budgets and heightened needs.
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Cities Squeezed by Pension and Retiree Health Care Shortfalls
This brief finds that 30 cities at the center of the nation’s most populous metropolitan areas faced more than $192 billion in unpaid commitments for pensions and other retiree benefits, primarily health care, as of fiscal 2009 and are employing a variety of strategies to address these shortfalls.
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30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot
Pew recently updated its 30-city snapshot interactive, with new data on population, home values, income and unemployment. Pew's American Cities Project focuses on the biggest city in the nation's 30 largest metro areas. more
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Many Major Cities Gain Population Faster Than The Rest Of Their Metro Areas
Recent Census data shows that America's largest cities are growing more rapidly than their surrounding regions, and the nation as a whole.
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City vs. Metro Population Growth
This interactive shows recent changes in city and metropolitan populations for biggest city in the nation's 30 largest metro areas.
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The Local Squeeze
While states slowly recover in the wake of the Great Recession, local governments have been hit with a one-two punch: State aid and property taxes, which together account for more than half of local revenues, are dropping simultaneously for the first time since 1980.
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