The Menino Survey was initiated in 2014 by the Boston University Initiative on Cities, co-founded by the late Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. Now in its 11th year, the Menino Survey is based on live interviews with mayors on their pressing challenges, priorities, and expectations for the future. It continues in 2025 with the support of Arnold Ventures.
The 2023 Menino Survey of Mayors detailed insights and perspectives shared by a representative sample of 118 mayors leading U.S. cities with populations of more than 75,000 residents. The 2023 Survey explored mayoral views on early implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and issues ranging from clean energy and permitting, to public messaging, to capacity challenges, to government accountability and control.
The 2022 Menino Survey of Mayors detailed insights and perspectives shared by a representative sample of 118 mayors leading U.S. cities with populations of more than 75,000 residents. The 2022 Survey explored mayoral views on climate and energy, poverty and rising costs of living, and health and safety.