Entries tagged with Hud
Secretary Donovan on Creating Great Places to Live
October 25, 2011
US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan offered opening keynote remarks at CEOs for Cities' 2011 Fall National Meeting in Chicago, naming CEOs for Cities a critical partner in HUD's efforts to make cities successful in the 21st century economy. In this short video, Secretary Donovan…
Putting the UD Back in HUD
May 5, 2009
Speech by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to ULI today in Atlanta was captured by Kaid Benfield in his blog at NRDC. Some excerpts:
"Let's be honest--HUD has become the Department of Subsidized Housing, and that must change. We've got to put the "UD" (urban development) back in HUD. At the…
Promising News from the Hill
March 18, 2009
House Appropriations Committee
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on "Livable Communities, Transit Oriented Development, and Incorporating Green Building Practices into Federal Housing and Transportation Policy." (Part One)
Witnesses: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan
Location: 2359 Rayburn…
Shaun Donovan Speaks
February 13, 2009
Shaun Donovan, the new Secretary of HUD, is speaking at the NYU Furman Center Housing Policy Conference, began his remarks by praising Judith Rodin for engaging her community and remaking it in ways that engage the "least of these."
Donovan began by saying that this is may be less a…