Resources for City Leaders

How to reopen culture during COVID

When COVID-19 hit, cities across the country closed the doors to cultural centers to help stop the spread of the virus. It was an essential move to safeguard the public’s health, but it also put many cultural institutions in precarious economic situations and cut residents off from some of what’s best about being in a city. Here, Bloomberg Philanthropies outlines key steps cities and cultural centers can take to reopen their doors safely.

How street design can speed the road to recovery

Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery compiles emerging practices from around the world and includes implementation resources for cities and their partners.

Recovery and equity in a challenged economy

Bloomberg Associates launched the Economic Response and Recovery Program to help cities rapidly and effectively respond to the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis and work towards recovery.

Data Storytelling - Maximizing One Pager Reports to Tell Your Story

A crucial part of every successful performance management program is communicating the outcomes.

Crisis leadership lessons for mayors

Hundreds of mayors and municipal leaders from across the United States and around the world have been meeting with experts from Harvard and Johns Hopkins universities for guidance as they manage their cities’ responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Tools to maximize federal COVID-19 recovery dollars

The City Fiscal Tracker and Federal Reimbursement Initiative aims to connect experts with mayors and their key city staff through webinars and our resource guide.