President Obama's administration has begun to implement the Urban Policy Agenda. The aim is to “create communities of choice, not of destiny”, and to “create conditions for neighborhoods where the odds are not stacked against the people who live there". 

President Obama's urban policy agenda is grounded in the recognition that the cities and metropolitan areas of the United States are vital engines for economic growth, innovation, and opportunity. To maximize economic productivity and opportunity in a 21st Century economy, federal policy must reflect the new metropolitan reality-that strong cities are the building blocks of strong regions, which in turn, are essential for a strong America. The President believes that the federal government must break from the siloed approach to urban policy development - where each facet of policy operates independently from all others - and replace it with an interdisciplinary approach that appreciates the interdependent nature of issues affecting urban communities. The President's urban agenda will promote cross-cutting plans to revitalize urban areas, considering housing, transportation, energy, labor, education, and criminal justice policy as a system rather than independent of each other.

President Obama will also take a regional approach that disregards traditional jurisdictional boundaries, setting policy that takes into account how cities, suburbs, and exurbs interact. President Obama's urban policy agenda will use this integrated approach to enhance economic competitiveness, sustainability, and equity in our cities and metropolitan areas. President Obama believes that for the nation to thrive, the federal government must make and promote coordinated and strategic investments in our regions, cities, and neighborhoods that result in inclusive economic growth. The President's urban policies will therefore seek to avoid creating winners and losers from his urban agenda, but rather will aim to lift up and revitalize urban areas holistically and invest in community development.

Urban Progress is keen to contribute to these approaches. It believes that its expertise in international urban regeneration projects can help to shape projects in the Greater New York Area and beyond.