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Welcome to Citiwire.net! Some of our columns are drawing a really lively set of reader comments–for example Bill Hudnut’s column last week on MPOs, their failures and hopes. Please feel free to add your own comments to either or both columns each week, and watch for the dialogues (directly under each column) that seem to be forming. … My column this week focuses on the broad picture of how the Obama administration is trying to put together its urban policy–maybe a few months late and not 100 percent perfect, but the best show we’ve seen in many decades! Our Citistates crew and many of its allies are disappointed they stuck with the title of “White House Office of Urban Affairs,” when the new reality (as we’ve been insisting for close to 20 years now) isn’t just urban, it’s metro-area wide. … The week’s Citiwire column, focused on some surprise urbanity in the new Atlanta, is by Sam Newberg, a talented younger city observer who recently joined our Group. You can also check Sam’s work at www.joe-urban.com.