Progressive Cities Struggle as Parker’s Centered Approach Yields Results — Even as NYC Backs a Progressive for Mayor

Progressive Cities Struggle as Parker’s Centered Approach Yields Results — Even as NYC Backs a Progressive for Mayor

Jared Piper/PHLCouncil By James Williams, Editor & Chief In a political era dominated by loud voices and polarized ideologies, Philadelphia has quietly begun to turn a corner under the leadership of a mayor who rejects both extremes. While many major U.S. cities continue to struggle with rising crime and declining public confidence, Philadelphia is seeing a measurable shift in the right direction.Mayor Cherelle Parker, who proudly identifies as …