Obama’s Urban Legacy

The Limits of Braiding and Local Policy Coordination

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ID12438554
AuthorsRobert P Stoker (0000-0003-1577-1281, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA, corresponding author), Michael J Rich (0000-0003-4400-4778, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA)
Year2019
Volume56
Issue6
Pages1607-1629
Publication date2019-05-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Affairs Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1078087419849490
OpenAlexW2945844369
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited5

We examine the distribution of selected place-based urban assistance grants provided by the Obama administration to the 50 largest U.S. cities. Our analysis contributes to understanding Obama’s urban legacy by separating planning from implementation grants, distinguishing between policy domains, and acknowledging the limitations of local policy coordination. Facing staunch Congressional opposition to its urban agenda, administration officials encouraged local participants to finance their revitalization projects by braiding (seeking resources from many sources and coordinating and integrating existing federal funding streams locally to create comprehensive, synergistic initiatives). However, braiding was not always successful. Cities struggled to win federal grants in multiple policy domains and to coordinate the use of grants they did win, as braiding made an already difficult process even more demanding and complex

Administration (probate law · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Urban planning · Urban policy · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Engineering · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research

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