http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/27/obamas-touted-office-of-urban-policy-slow-to-take-shape/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/27/obamas-touted-office-of-urban-policy-slow-to-take-shape/comment-page-1/#comment-67149 Carol Coletta Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:11:35 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5982#comment-67149 I can't understand what the complaints are about. This Administration has hired a brilliant set of department secretaries to change and administer policy in ways that are favorable to cities (because that's what makes the most sense for the nation). Urban policy will be embedded deep into the departments, not in some stand alone office. In addition, Adolfo Carrion and Derek Douglas and their colleagues are in place and at work to make sure the Administration gets it right, nothing falls through the cracks, and that they are listening carefully to urban leaders. You have to be pretty impatient and pessimistic to complain about this crowd. I can’t understand what the complaints are about. This Administration has hired a brilliant set of department secretaries to change and administer policy in ways that are favorable to cities (because that’s what makes the most sense for the nation). Urban policy will be embedded deep into the departments, not in some stand alone office. In addition, Adolfo Carrion and Derek Douglas and their colleagues are in place and at work to make sure the Administration gets it right, nothing falls through the cracks, and that they are listening carefully to urban leaders. You have to be pretty impatient and pessimistic to complain about this crowd.

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/27/obamas-touted-office-of-urban-policy-slow-to-take-shape/comment-page-1/#comment-67085 Glenn McAnanama Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:18:26 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5982#comment-67085 It's sad, because allowing more growth in population to occur in cities really helps with all of the Administration's goals on reducing Green House Gases emissions It’s sad, because allowing more growth in population to occur in cities really helps with all of the Administration’s goals on reducing Green House Gases emissions

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