Adolfo Carrion

Carrion to Leave Urban Affairs Post

Adolfo Carrion, director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs, has announced plans to leave his position, trading it for a post in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

4 May 2010 - 2:00pm

The New York Observer

Carrion Promotes "Generous Zoning Around Transit Hubs"

Director of the White House Office of Urban Policy Adolfo Carrión says that The White House wants to encourage the creation of "neighborhoods that are rich with opportunity."

19 April 2010 - 1:00pm

City Limits

Urban Affairs and the White House: An Interview with Adolfo Carrion, Jr. - Part One

15:15 minutes (8.74 MB)

Planetizen interviews White House Office of Urban Affairs Director Adolfo Carrion, Jr. about his vision for the office's role in guiding urban policy from the federal level. Read the full transcript, download, or listen.

12 October 2009 - 5:00am

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Urban Affairs and the White House: An Interview with Adolfo Carrion, Jr. - Part Two

9:45 minutes (7.82 MB)

In the second part of a two-part interview, Planetizen talks with White House Office of Urban Affairs Director Adolfo Carrion, Jr. about the federal government's new role in urban policy and the importance of regional planning. Read the full transcript, download, or listen.

12 October 2009 - 5:00am

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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

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