The Revitalist

There has been talk lately about how little time the presidential candidates spend talking about "urban issues." In an effort to get some of these big tent topics on the agenda, there is MayorTV.com, a joint project from The Nation and The Drum Major Institute. They interviewed mayors from ten cities around the country and asked them what they thought the candidates ought to be talking about. The cities are Boston, Rochester, Buffalo, Baltimore, Atlanta, Miami, Minneapolis, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles. Boston's Menino says that candidates should focus on education, economic development, housing and public safety – common topics across the board. And as he points out, if the nation's cities are doing well, the country as a whole is as well.