Today, President Barack Obama announced the following White House posts; Adolfo Carrion, White House Director of Urban Affairs and Derek Douglas, Special Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs. Just to summarize we now have an urban planner and an economist respectively, directing the administration focus on urban areas. Whitehouse.gov
President Barack Obama said, "I look forward to working with these talented leaders to bring long overdue attention to the urban areas where 80 percent of the American people live and work. Vibrant cities spawn innovation, economic growth, and cultural enrichment; the Urban Affairs office will focus on wise investments and development in our urban areas that will create employment and housing opportunities and make our country more competitive, prosperous, and strong."
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it doesn't get any more urban then the bronx. It's great to see a politician with an urban planning background. I have HOPE.
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