![]() The original framework for this bipartisan agenda – built around priorities that included infrastructure investment, innovation, and equity – was released in the Fall of 2019 when the Presidential election season was in its earlier stages. Our cities are catalysts for change and it is up to us, as mayors, to seize this moment with both passion and compassion, refuse to settle for incremental improvement, and pursue a true American Breakthrough – a radically constructive breakthrough that begins in our cities, cultivates economic growth, and operates as the heartbeat of the American economy. During these unprecedented times, America’s mayors are called upon to be guardians of public health, energized allies, and empathetic community members. Each of these priorities – ranging across economic empowerment, police reform and racial justice, environmental stewardship, green infrastructure investments, housing affordability and homelessness, and all the others – are essential to the American Breakthrough needed to create a better, fairer, and more equitable America in which every person is helped to realize their full potential. It is in that spirit that we offer The Mayors’ 2020 Vision: An American Breakthrough – a platform of 10 priorities inspired by the Conference’s bipartisan focus on creating a safe, sustainable, and equitable future through investing in America’s communities. On issues such as civil rights and voting rights, environmental protection, marriage equity, economic recovery from depressions and recessions, and so much more, The United States Conference of Mayors has always leaned forward, helping our great Nation address the most pressing issues of the day – and those of the future. Regenerating neighborhoods while keeping its current residents makes our cities even more interesting. Talent flocks to cities because of the accessibility, diversity, infrastructure, vibrancy, and innovation that cities provide. total personal income stands at 89 percent and wage income at 92 percent, although deep inequities in income and wealth present significant challenges and opportunities.Ĭities are the Nation’s Incubators of Talent. job gains.Ĭities are Home to the Highest Share of Personal Income. Metro/City share of total employment increased to 88 percent in 2018, as metros added 2.1 million jobs, accounting for 94 percent of all U.S. ![]() They represent 86 percent of the Nation’s population and 91 percent of real gross domestic product (GDP).Ĭities are Home to Most Jobs and Job Creation. Our Nation’s cities are platforms for human potential to flourish:Ĭities are the Nation’s Population Centers. Since its founding in 1932, the Conference remains the place where America’s mayors – Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike – come together in a collegial, cooperative, bipartisan manner to get things done. As the leading voice of America’s cities, The United States Conference of Mayors is uniquely qualified to recommend a strategic vision for America.
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