Govt MPs at odds over population growth Nov 13, 2009
"The federal government has for a long period been almost completely absent from the urban policy arena," he said. "The shortcomings in our nation's infrastructure planning and development are evident. "The government wants our cities to have strong, transparent and long-term plans for growth and high-quality urban development. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
New graduates face job slump until 2016 Nov 6, 2009
Though comparatively shallower than the national recession, New Jersey s economic slump is predicted to last longer than the national average, said Center for Urban Policy Research Economist Nancy Mantell at the Oct. 29 R/ECON Semiannual Subscriber Conference. Although the economy will begin to revive in 2011, it will take until 2019, the end of the national recession s forecast period, to fully restore, she said. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
What do South Korean women really want? Oct 28, 2009
"We have developed a new paradigm for urban policy, a women-friendly policy," is the bold claim of the city's deputy mayor, Ra Jin-goo, who happens to be a man but isn't letting that detail interfere with his sense of mission. "For the first time, we have introduced women-friendly policies in all areas of design.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Nigeria: Niger Delta Crisis Resolution Rests On 4 Pillars - Obaigbena Oct 26, 2009
Tatiana Wah, from Haitian Policy Programme Development Policy Advisor, Earth Institute, Columbia University and Assistant Professor, New School University, Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy. The session was preceded by introductory remarks from Prof. (allAfrica.com)
Jesse Jackson rides the bus to keep Chicago safe; 'State Of Emergency'... Oct 14, 2009
"This is ground zero of the urban policy," Jackson said of Altgeld Gardens. "We need jobs, intervention for jobs, education, the safe passage of these children, and a sense of hope.". (The Drudge Report)
Urban Management Project to develop four cities Oct 7, 2009
He said to solve the problem; stakeholders were currently preparing an Urban Policy with the support of German Agency for Technical Co-operation and other development partners. "This policy will guide urban planning and development in the country and promote effective collaboration in the urban sector," he said. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Campaign focuses on plight of Rust Belt Sep 14, 2009
Ms. Szurpicki said GLUE is an experiment in driving urban policy from the roots up ... The photos will be data for GLUE to play a part in reviving and setting urban policy ... "We want to build a constituency to advocate for urban policy, which has been long neglected. We have a long way to go. We are educating ourselves on how to be an organization that can do that.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Police sergeant moves beyond attack, eyes leadership role Sep 5, 2009
The master's program includes classes in local government management, urban policy, productivity improvement, urban and regional development and metropolitan fiscal problems. "I'm looking at the bigger picture now," she said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Obama's Allies: Keep Gov't. Insurance Option Sep 4, 2009
"I understand the impulse to regroup and scale back but I think it's premature," said Peter Dreier, an Occidental College professor of public policy who served on the Obama campaign's urban policy task force and did some training in Los Angeles for Camp Obama. "I'm not against compromise when it is necessary, but you have to test the power of the opposition first and I don't think that's happened yet.". (ABC News)
Verizon Wins Approval From New York University to Install FiOS Services in Faculty Housing Aug 13, 2009
"FIOS provides high-speed Internet and advanced home-information and entertainment services that are essential for the 21st century," said Mitchell L. Moss, Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. "The new social networking functions of FIOS and the capacity of an all-fiber network will enhance the attractiveness of New York City as the world capital for ideas and information.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
FiOS Enrolls At NYU Aug 13, 2009
"FIOS provides high-speed Internet and advanced home-information and entertainment services that are essential for the 21st century," Mitchell Moss, a professor of urban policy and planning at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, said in a prepared statement. "The new social networking functions of FIOS and the capacity of an all-fiber network will enhance the attractiveness of New York City as the world capital for ideas and information.". (Multichannel News)
ASU caps tuition for transfers from local community colleges Aug 6, 2009
Sustainability, Tourism or Urban Policy concentrations, (B.A.). Additional programs. (AZCentral -- News)
Obama 'Joker' Poster Causing a Stir in L.A. Aug 4, 2009
Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson is calling the depiction, politically mean spirited and dangerous. Hutchinson is challenging the group or individual that put up the poster to have the courage and decency to publicly identify themselves. (FOX61, CT)
Group wants to focus on urban poor's plight Aug 2, 2009
"A burning issue is the lack of urban policy," Mr. Byrdsong said. "The cradle-to-prison pipeline has to be addressed. Automatic weapons have to be addressed. Housing and health care have to be addressed.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
President Obama on black America's needs Jul 21, 2009
One of his urban policy proposals, called Promise Neighborhoods, focuses on children in low-income neighborhoods with early childhood education and weekend community centers. In addition, said that the upcoming health reform bill should absolutely address health disparities such as the elevated rate of diseases like HIV/AIDS in the black community. (CNN -- US)
Congressional Interns See Housing Importance Jul 15, 2009
Mitre, who graduated with a master s in urban policy and management from Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy in New York in May 2008, was hired by the senator in February, prior to the end of her fellowship, to join his staff as a legislative correspondent, responsible for being the main liaison between the senator and his constituents. Gregg Orton, 23, the APAICS fellow, was placed to work in the office of U.S. Rep. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Where bad times hit hardest Jul 15, 2009
Robb Smith, the state s labor and workforce director of policy and planning, said, We haven t had a national urban policy since the 1960s. A widening unemployment gap makes this an ideal time to formulate one. (Boston Globe)
Obama's Teleprompter Breaks In Mid-Speech Jul 15, 2009
The audience -- administration officials, mayors and urban policy experts -- laughed as Obama went back to his text. To finish his 11-minute remarks calling for a new policy toward the nation's cities and metropolitan areas, he used notes and the remaining teleprompter screen. (Click2Houston, TX)
Ruling coming Thursday in economic espionage case Jul 15, 2009
The National League of Cities applauds the White House Office of Urban Affairs for holding today's urban policy roundtable. Today's gathering highlights the administration's focus on developing a new urban strategy for the nation. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
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White House starts urban policy outreach - Yahoo ... White House starts urban policy outreach ... Pledging a top-to-bottom review of how the United States deals with cities and metropolitan areas, Obama invited political leaders and policy experts to the White House to solicit their ideas for a national urban policy. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
White House starts urban policy outreach Jul 14, 2009
Pledging a top-to-bottom review of how the United States deals with cities and metropolitan areas, Obama invited political leaders and policy experts to the White House to solicit their ideas for a national urban policy. Citing the connection between education and employment figures, transportation and pollution, White House officials said their next budget proposal would address how to remedy long-festering policy questions about the pace of urban growth. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
National League of Cities Applauds White House Office of Urban Affairs Announcement Jul 14, 2009
WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National League of Cities applauds the White House Office of Urban Affairs for holding today's urban policy roundtable. Today's gathering highlights the administration's focus on developing a new urban strategy for the nation. (PR Newswire)
U.S. Citizen Living in Tehran Said to Be Arrested Jul 11, 2009
Tajbakhsh, an urban-planning expert, taught urban policy at the New School for Social Research in New York City from 1994 until 2001. Before his arrest in 2007, he had served as an adviser to the Iranian Ministry of Health and been a consultant for George Soros' Open Society Institute. (Time.com)
The Right's Urban Problem Jul 8, 2009
While making the case that federal bureaucrats aren t to be trusted in shaping urban policy, conservatives must become involved in grassroots city politics. Perhaps new leaders might emerge in the mold of Norman Mailer, whorecognized that city authorities have a role to play in solving social problems while simultaneously insisting onneighborhood and community self-determination, free from domination by large-scale bureaucracies and corporate interests. (The American Conservative)
Free tickets for Jackson memorial to be issued through Internet Jul 4, 2009
"Donating the proceeds from the Jackson tribute to children's charities and help organizations would be the best and most fitting way to celebrate and pay homage to the humanitarian spirit of giving and help that Jackson dedicated his life to," said Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson. After a week of uncertainty over the resting place of Michael Jackson, his family decided Friday that the public memorial service for the late singer will be held on Tuesday at the... (Xinhuanet, China)
India media hails gay sex ruling Jul 3, 2009
Writing in the same newspaper, urban policy analyst Gautam Bhan said the ruling was victory for democratic India. "The judgement should be seen by all of us, gay or straight, no matter what we think of sexuality and homosexuality, as a victory for a secular, democratic, constitutional and free India," he wrote. (BBC News)
Jackson's Color Story Transcended Race Jun 27, 2009
Hutchinson's Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable organized a series of meetings about Jackson's case. Several members of Jackson's inner circle attended, he said. (Click2Houston, TX)
County opens 20,000 acres to growth in 2030 plan Jun 16, 2009
But it does envision expanding the county s urban policy area, a line that marks the existing urban-rural divide and occasionally shifts farther out from the urban core. There are two main new growth areas under this plan, both with multiple landowners. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
The urban president May 26, 2009
But while the new administration is sending encouraging signals to cities, so far, Obama and his aides haven't done much to overhaul the way the federal government deals with cities and metropolitan areas, a key part of Obama's urban policy platform during last year's campaign ... "Hope is there," says Tom Cochran, executive director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and a 40-year veteran of urban policy battles in Washington ... The bill did still earmark $17 billion for public transit, and... (Salon)
A Cold Case Gets Hot: Is This L.A.'s Westside Rapist? May 4, 2009
"This is certainly not the man that we knew. The man that we engaged with was always a very pleasant, very personable. We never ever saw him lose his temper. Never. He always had a pleasant smile, always had a kind word," says Earl Ofari Hutchinson, who retired from State Fund last December and is president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable. He said Thomas was married with children. (Time.com)
Man, 72, tied to L.A. serial killings May 2, 2009
The allegations about Thomas stunned a friend, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, prominent host of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable and a commentator and author of books on the black experience in America. "Shocked, shocked, shocked," said Hutchinson, who had known Thomas since about 1989. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Jobs continue shift to suburbs from downtowns Apr 6, 2009
The rise in job sprawl should be expected, says Mitchell Moss, a professor of urban policy and planning at New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Real estate is often cheaper outside the city core, he says. (USA Today -- Money)
Benjamin Chinitz; economist worked with 3 US presidents Apr 2, 2009
While there in the spring of 1970, Dr. Chinitz returned to the White House and advised President Richard Nixon on urban policy. "He was very optimistic . . . with his work and general outlook in life," said George Borts, who worked with Dr. Chinitz at Brown. (Boston Globe)
Arkansas Studies Institute a work of 'Ark' Mar 22, 2009
Besides the library system's Butler Center and the UALR Archives and Special Collections, the 72,000-square-foot building is home to the Arkansas Humanities Council, the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History re, the UALR Urban Policy Forum, the Bill Clinton State Government Project, and the Central Arkansas Library System Art Galleries. The Clinton School of Public Service, located down the avenue that ends at the presidential library, also claims space in the new building as the graduate school... (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Washingtons New Black Pack Mar 21, 2009
From the Justice Department to the United Nations to the new Office of Urban Policy, Obama has empowered black Americans at the highest levels of government. The most diverse Cabinet in U.S. historyone that brings diversity of all sortsis remarkable in part because the equitable mix seems truly to be an afterthought; the new crew will bring decades of expertise to their marquee positions. (Slate)
A new Paris, as dreamed by planners Mar 18, 2009
Yet all of the projects recognize the strong link between urban policy and social equality. In tying environmental concerns to issues of identity, they suggest ways to begin reversing the growing social divisions that mark the contemporary city. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Main federal disaster relief law has fallen behind modern threat levels, NYU professor finds Mar 14, 2009
Moss, professor of urban policy and planning at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU, faults the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for. Not recognizing 21st century threats such as chemical, biological, nuclear or radiological attacks or accidents as legal grounds for a major disaster declaration by the President. (EurekAlert!)
White House Official's Home Repairs Questioned Mar 11, 2009
Former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, tapped by President Obama last month to head the Office on Urban Policy, hired architect Hugo Subotovsky in 2006 to design a renovation for his two-family house. Subotovsky was part of a team seeking approval of a development called Boricua Village that included a 14-story college building and 679 units of housing. (CBS News -- US)
Cindy Chavez likely to replace labor exec Mar 11, 2009
The union said that during her tenure two expansions of San Jose s living wage policy and new worker training standards went into effect at Mineta San Jose International Airport, there was broad expansion of health care access locally and throughout California, Team San Jose was created to manage the San Jose Convention Center, and a national network of urban policy incubators was founded. "Phaedra's leadership has gone far beyond the immediate needs of working people," said Congressman Mike... (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Hannity's America Mar 4, 2009
The New York Daily News reports that President Obama's nominee to head the White House Office on Urban Policy has some serious ethical problems of his own. Adolfo Carrion Jr., who served as Bronx borough president until his nomination by the president, had a mysterious pattern of receiving contributions from various groups and individuals, either right before or right after approving their building projects. (Fox News)
Realtor Connie Maffin dies at 62 Feb 28, 2009
The Kansas City native came to Washington in the early 1970s to pick up a master s in urban policy from The George Washington University. An ardent preservationist, she was a member of the Committee of 100 the city s oldest planning organization and served as a trustee of the D.C. Preservation League. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Soprano family values Feb 18, 2009
After rumors swirled that Adolfo Carrin was getting a job with the new administration, the White House will announce today that Obama has appointed him director of the new Office on Urban Policy. Latest News. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Good Clean Jobs Feb 9, 2009
After addressing the packed hall, Jacksonthe first African-American EPA headoutlined plans to combine the efforts of the Departments of Labor, Commerce, Energy, along with the newly created Office of Urban Policy to bridge the cultural and economic divide that has stifled green activism in minority communities: We have plans in a broader sense to make sure that communities of color and the environmental justice community feel part of the environmental protection movement, she told... (Slate)
Uncertainty of Obama's, Democrats' approach on guns driving up sales Feb 8, 2009
Of the many issues addressed on the White House Web site, under Urban Policy is a category labeled Crime and Law Enforcement. In that category, it outlines some of President Obama s views on guns and what he and his vice president, Joe Biden, support. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
