Office of Urban Affairs

Urban Policy's Organic Emergence

The White House Office of Urban Affairs is officially in action, but the creation of urban policy seems to have started on its own, according to this column form Neal Peirce.

9 August 2009 - 1:00pm

Citiwire

Office of Urban Affairs on Tour

Adolfo Carrión, Jr., Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs, reports from a tour he's taking to spur a national conversation about the role cities and metropolitan areas should take in national policy.

4 August 2009 - 1:00pm

The White House blog

Obama on Urban Affairs

Via the White House, here are the President's opening remarks at yesterday's roundtable discussions with the Office of Urban Affairs and the Domestic Policy Council. He highlighted success stories in Denver, Kansas City, and Philadelphia.

14 July 2009 - 1:00pm

WhiteHouse.gov

Office of Urban Affairs Should Help Manage Foreclosures

Dealing with abandoned and foreclosed properties should be high on the list of priorities for the new White House Office of Urban Affairs, says Justin Hollander, assistant professor at Tufts.

26 May 2009 - 9:00am

American City & County Magazine

The Planetizen News Brief - 4/30/09

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The missing Office of Urban Policy, the unlikely success of a park under a bridge, and a plan to map the nation's playgrounds, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

30 April 2009 - 5:00am

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Is Obama's Urban Policy Office DOA?

During the campaign, Obama promised U.S. mayors that he'd create an Office of Urban Policy. But indications so far are that the office is facing a significant downgrade, writes Dayo Olopade.

29 April 2009 - 2:00pm

The Root

Suburban Voices Needed At White House

This piece from Robert E. Lang and Lawrence Levy calls for President Barack Obama to include suburban voices in his administration's policy discussions about urban issues.

23 March 2009 - 7:00am

Citiwire

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Tough Road For Office of Urban Affairs

Neal Peirce looks at the daunting challenges facing the new White House Office of Urban Affairs.

22 March 2009 - 5:00am

Citiwire

The Experience Heading Into The Urban Policy Office

This piece from The New York Times looks at the career and experience of Adolfo Carrion, the new director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs.

3 March 2009 - 9:00am

The New York Times