Bloomberg Philanthropies is spending $42 million to create the What Works Cities Initiative, aimed at helping 100 mid-size cities make better use of data and evidence in their policymaking:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/19/cities-arent-great-with-data-could-mike-bloomberg-change-that/?postshare=8141429526228552