1 Running head: URBAN POLICY U.S. Government's Efforts on Urban Policies and the Need for Change towards Sustainability Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date 2 URBAN POLICY The Need for Urban Policy Change Introduction One of the aspects that show regional growth is the development of the cities in that region. Often, People relocate to areas that have adequate resources that can support their growth and development. Governments should create policies that allow fair use of these resources by the people. Urban policy is a framework and systematic activity either by the government or its chosen agency towards cities’ development. Therefore, urban policies determine how people live in towns and interact with one another (García, 2019). Urban policies focus on the roles of the municipalities in socio-economic growth. This paper explains the urban policy problem, especially the socio-economic challenges experienced because of the public housing and transportation issues. While the government has several programs and policies to handle challenges facing the city dwellers, changes in these regulations can highly eradicate urban problems. In the early 1900s, U.S cities registered swift growth. During this time, the U.S realized a high industrial growth rate that influenced population movement towards particular regions. Between 1880 and 1900, the urban population increased with an excess of 15 million persons. According to Kang (2019), immigrants into the country si ...
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