Fort Worth recently garnered the Bloomberg What Works Cities Certification in a concerted effort to hone the edge of municipal efficiency. This laurel speaks to its capability to wield data like a finely-tuned instrument across various governance platforms. As reported by the City of Fort Worth's official news, the city's newfound designation recognizes its prowess in informing policy, allocating funding, improving services, evaluating programs, and engaging residents through a data-saturated lens.
Finding itself among 21 new cities awarded, Fort Worth earned a Silver certificate, a level achieved through specific criteria, including using real-time data management to cut down on field investigations by 90%. According to a statement obtained by Fort Worth's official news, Mayor Mattie Parker expressed her pride in the team, saying, "I’m proud of our team for this incredible achievement and its commitment to measuring outcomes and impact in Fort Worth." As the cities in the Americas with this distinction breeze past the century mark, Fort Worth joins an elite list of 104 cities where data is not just numbers but a pathway to refined civic excellence.
Delving below the surface, the What Works Cities Certification evaluates cities on a comprehensive 43-criterion measure. The Silver level that Fort Worth achieved falls into the bracket where a city hits 51-67% on this stringent scoreboard, as described by Fort Worth's news publication. The city's officials did not just sit back and enjoy the accolades. They point to the future. "Earning our first-ever What Works Cities certification is a major milestone in Fort Worth’s commitment to data-driven decision-making," Christianne Simmons, the city's chief transformation officer, told Fort Worth's official news.
