HUD

Whatever Happened to Obama's Urban Agenda?

Writing in Grist, Greg Hanscom's position is that under Obama's guidance, the Federal Government has shifted away from subsidizing sprawl and towards reviving cities. Agree?
19 January 2012 - 11:00am
Grist

Obama Launches Strong Cities, Strong Communities Initiative In 6 Cities

Six pilot cities are selected for the launch of a new federal, interagency initiative know as 'Strong Cities, Strong Communities': Fresno, New Orleans, Detroit, Cleveland, Memphis and Chester, PA.
12 July 2011 - 1:00pm
The White House blog

Discrimination Case Over Katrina Housing Settled

A discrimination lawsuit filed against the federal government and the state of Louisiana was settled this week in favor of homeowners who claimed that the way funds were distributed was biased against the poor.
7 July 2011 - 12:00pm
The New York Times

Affordable Housing Gets Energy Retrofit in Boston

Castle Square Apartments in Boston is currently being retrofitted in what is said to be the largest energy savings project of its kind. The low-income housing towers are receiving $6.7 million from HUD's Recovery Act Green Retrofit Program.
31 May 2011 - 7:00am
Metropolis Magazine

Investigation Uncovers String of HUD Failures

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has supported roughly 700 affordable housing projects around the country that have never been completed, some stalling out for over a decade.
16 May 2011 - 2:00pm
The Infrastructurist

$100 Million for HUD Sustainability Program Survives Budget Cuts

Congressional budget cuts spare some favorite programs of transportation reformers and smart growth advocates.
19 April 2011 - 5:00am
Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Head of HUD Gives One Condition to Future Grants: Sustainability

In an interview, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan says that federal money will only go to those who embrace sustainability.
18 February 2011 - 12:00pm
UrbanLand

Livability, A Universal Principle

US Department of Housing and Urban Development sees diverse crop of applicants for $100 million in grants going towards community development projects adhering to livability principles.
9 February 2011 - 11:00am
Metropolis

South Dakota Native-Americans Get Development Grant

The Oglala Lakota community hopes plans to boost development will come to fruition after the Housing and Urban Development approves a grant.
4 February 2011 - 6:00am
The Huffington Post

Tea Party Senator Proposes Cutting HUD's Funding - Completely

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has introduced a new bill proposing to completely defund the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
28 January 2011 - 8:00am
HousingWire

HUD With an Emphasis on the 'UD'

The federal government is attempting to pay closer attention to urban issues, and its Department of Housing and Urban Development is leading the way.
10 December 2010 - 2:00pm
Next American City

HUD Awards Spur Sustainability Planning

HUD has awarded $98 million to 45 regions throughout the country in an effort to spur more sustainability planning efforts.
18 October 2010 - 12:00pm
Next American City

HUD's Donovan on Transportation and Housing Costs

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan talks with PBS about the department's new approach of integrating transportation and housing policy.
5 October 2010 - 12:00pm
PBS

HUD Announces Pilot Grants

Applicants have until November 22 to submit applications for a new round of HOPE VI funds.
26 August 2010 - 7:00am
New Urban Network

Can The Feds Make Sustainability Happen?

The Obama administration is trying to rein in suburban sprawl. But is it any match for 70 years of unsustainable development?
10 July 2010 - 1:00pm
The American Prospect

Sustainable Communities: Live Event with HUD, DOT and EPA Leadership

Whitehouse.gov held a live online event on July 15th at 2pm EDT/11am PDT on sustainable communities. All of the questions were submitted and chosen by Planetizen readers. An archive of the event can be viewed here.
8 July 2010 - 10:45am

Enforcing Fair Housing - For Real

After a lawsuit in New York State, HUD has taken up the stick and is threatening to terminate funding to housing programs if civil rights fair housing regulations are not met.
14 May 2010 - 10:00am
Planning Commissioners Journal

Sustainable Communities…What’s Missing?

Mon, 05/10/2010 - 18:18

As planners, we try to live the urban lifestyle, minimize our carbon footprint, and even grow our own vegetables.  I once saw a colleague wearing a button which read “Riding transit is sexy.” Lose the car, bike or walk to work. Hey, if you’re adventurous, you can even take the bus. But this is easier said than done. I’ve lived in New Haven, Boston, Philadelphia, and now Miami. And as every year passes, I find it more and more challenging to cling to my planning ideals.

 

HUD Findings Support Housing the Homeless

The results from HUD's first study on the costs of services to the homeless finds that securing and subsidizing rental housing for the homeless is more cost-effective than emergency homeless shelters.
26 March 2010 - 12:00pm
Houston Chronicle

Interview With 'Sustainability Czar' Shelley Poticha

OK, there is no such czar, but now that Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities is established, why not be creative? Poticha is former CEO of Reconnecting America, and before that, Congress for the New Urbanism.
25 February 2010 - 8:00am
Builder
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