The City of Aurora created the Extraordinary Service Program and encouraged employees and committees to recommend new ways to improve internal and operational processes.

The City of Cupertino created a Neighborhood Block Leader Program, a civic engagement program that connects residents to the City.
The City of Delray Beach has been divided by race, and in 2006, this tension was heightened when a white police officer shot and killed an African American high school student.
The City of Little Rock implemented a Neighborhood Alert Center system after a murder in 1991...
After the Mayor of Columbia signed on to the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Climate Protection Action Resolution
In 2004, the City of Mississauga changed from a City with lots of open space to one with infill development and aging infrastructure.
In 2005 the City of Aurora created the Environment Aurora program that promotes sustainability