<p>Pew’s American Cities Project focuses on the biggest city in each of the nation’s 30 largest metropolitan areas and helps policy makers understand key challenges and promising approaches.</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx The fiscal crunch is documented in <i>The Local Squeeze</i>, the first report from a new Pew research project on America’s cities. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899418401&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=American Cities Project&WT.rss_a=The Big Squeeze: Cities Face Declines in Taxes and Aid (Fall 2012 Trust Magazine Briefly Noted)&WT.z_contenttype=Summary A new brief from Pew’s American Cities Project finds America's largest cities are growing more rapidly than their surrounding regions, and the nation as a whole, according to recent Census data. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899404741&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=American Cities Project&WT.rss_a=Many Major Cities Gain Population Faster Than The Rest Of Their Metro Areas&WT.z_contenttype=Report Robert Zahradnik, interim project director for the American Cities Project at Pew Center on the States, writes about the "one-two punch" facing cities, counties and school districts. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899397856&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=American Cities Project&WT.rss_a=Squeezing Local Governments&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial <p>The first research report by the American Cities Project focuses on the biggest city in each of the nation’s 30 largest metropolitan areas and aims to help policy makers understand key challenges and promising approaches.</p> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899394927&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=American Cities Project&WT.rss_a=Pew: Localities Squeezed by Reduction in State Aid and Property Taxes, Growing Demand for Services&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>State aid and property taxes are dropping simultaneously for the first time since 1980, while demand for government services continues to rise. More tough choices lie ahead as leaders look to balance the day-to-day needs of their communities with their long-term prospects.</p> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899395241&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=American Cities Project&WT.rss_a=The Local Squeeze: Falling Revenues and Growing Demand for Services Challenge Cities, Counties, and School Districts&WT.z_contenttype=Report Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx