Clyde Haberman last week used his column to remind presidential candidates that 80 percent of Americans live in cities and their suburbs. Yes, they, too care about minorities, taxes, healthcare, and security. But how about transit, the future of public hospitals, poverty, Haberman asked. I would add the development of talent (education, anyone?), innovation, more money for brownfield development, and a change in federal policies that favor far-flung development in greenfields. And how about enough flexibility in federal policies to preserve local distinctiveness and a vastly improved approach to small business?

Early in the next presidential cycles, perhaps urban advocates need to stage our own debate to get these issues on their agendas.

daver, October 21, 2007

Agreed we need to get them on record on their stance on mass transit and what they would do to fund it.

Link: http://thereidplan.blogspot.com

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