Editing Michael Nutter (section)

== Later Term and Legacy ==

Nutter's second term included significant events. In September 2015, Pope Francis visited Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors and international attention. The visit showcased Philadelphia's ability to host major events and generated economic benefits estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Nutter's administration managed the logistical challenges of the papal visit successfully, demonstrating organizational capacity that contrasted with earlier Philadelphia events that had been marred by problems.<ref name="kromer"/>

Nutter left office in January 2016 after two terms. His legacy included improved city services, reduced crime, and enhanced reputation for governance. But Philadelphia's fundamental challenges—[[Deindustrialization|deindustrialization's]] effects, educational inequality, concentrated poverty—persisted. Nutter had managed the city competently through difficult circumstances but had not transformed it. His technocratic approach delivered incremental improvements without the dramatic changes that boosters had hoped for or critics had feared. Philadelphia under Nutter became a better-managed city but remained a city with deep problems rooted in history and circumstance beyond any mayor's ability to solve.<ref name="salisbury"/>