Columns

• The White House Gets Going on Urban Policy

  Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Jul 14th, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation, Governance | Region: Urban Nation, East Coast | Cities: Seattle, Washington, D.C., Urban Nation | 1

  The Obama Administration started talking up their urban policies on Monday.    (keep reading…)

• Redefining the City

  Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Jul 9th, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Detroit, Washington, D.C., Urban Nation | 1

  Decades ago suburbs were seen as the anti-cities. Now they’re starting to look like cities — economically at least.   (keep reading…)

• The Case of the Vanishing White House Office

  Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Jul 7th, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation, Governance | Region: Urban Nation, East Coast | Cities: Washington, D.C., Urban Nation | 0

  The media starts to notice the deafening silence from the White House Office of Urban Affairs.   (keep reading…)

• Congressional Transportation Bill Announced

  Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Jun 24th, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation, Infrastructure, Governance | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Washington, D.C., Urban Nation | 0

  House Transportation Committee Chair Oberstar puts out his plan for Surface Transit Re-authorization. Is it as transformative as promised?   (keep reading…)

• Required Reading

  Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Jun 18th, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Washington, D.C., Urban Nation | 2

  What to take to the beach? Other than Next American City, a round up of magazine articles from the New York Times Magazine, The Nation, and others. The hot topics are high speed rail, homelessness, gas taxes and of course, what Obama is going to do to improve U.S. cities.   (keep reading…)

• Going After Cars Where it Really Matters

  Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Jun 3rd, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Urban Nation | 0

  Everyone is talking about New York’s transportation commissioner, but they should be looking at the suburbs.   (keep reading…)

• LaHood at the Press Club

  Urban Nation | Ben Adler | May 26th, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Austin, Urban Nation | 0

  Ray LaHood takes the right positions, even if he does not like to advertise it.   (keep reading…)

• A Fair Urban Tax Code?

  Urban Nation | Ben Adler | May 18th, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: New Orleans, Urban Nation | 2

  New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg wants to punish waitresses to protect Wall Streeters.   (keep reading…)

• Congress Presses DOT for Cities

  Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Apr 30th, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Washington, D.C., Urban Nation | 0

  At a House Transportation Committee hearing, Secretary Ray LaHood explains why stimulus infrastructure money is not going directly to cities.   (keep reading…)

• Biden Touts Green Cities Amidst Parking Lots

  Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Apr 23rd, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Urban Nation | 2

  Stimulus money will be spent on fuel-efficient city vehicle fleets.   (keep reading…)
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