The document outlines a proposed baseline study to establish the current state of practice around a topic in member cities of an organization and internationally. It will involve detailed analysis and fieldwork in each of the ten partner cities. An international expert will propose a format, which will then be reviewed and tested in the first city before being revised based on experience. The study is to be carried out intensively over the next four months with a draft due by the end of August. Hot tips are provided for effective fieldwork, including being highly structured, doing fieldwork instead of relying on questionnaires, and using the synthesis to focus the topic.