Philadelphia’s "Community Sustainability Initiative" – a data-driven process for evaluating public investments.

The "Community Sustainability Initiative" "is intended to help City Council take a data-driven approach to public spending based on seven different measurements of neighborhood health – from housing and commercial corridors to public amenities and education. These metrics, not just which neighborhoods are best organized or outspoken, will influence neighborhood improvement strategies over time."

Full Story: http://planphilly.com/eyesonthestreet/2014/09/11/will-the-community-sustainability-initiative-turn-city-council-into-planners