YES WE DID!

Thanks to everyone who helped out.

-- Historic Preservation for Obama
 

ore than in any election in recent memory, the 2008 presidential election is about the stewardship of resources—natural, built and cultural. The next president will have a profound opportunity to shape the national dialogue on these important questions. That president should be Barack Obama.

In his Blueprint for Change, Senator Obama recognizes that federal urban policy is fundamentally flawed. Its lack of strategy and coordination “inadvertently undermines cities and regions by encouraging inefficient and costly patterns of development.”

Those who work everyday with older and historic buildings couldn’t have said it better. We need federal policy that focuses on enhancing the livability of the existing communities and encouraging their redevelopment. The core of these communities are America’s historic neighborhoods. Senator Obama’s plan for America is historic preservation’s plan for America—a nation of livable, well designed, and sustainable communities.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION  OBAMA, a grassroots network of those in the historic preservation and rehabilitation communities, was formed to help realize this blueprint for America. We hope you'll join us.

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Historic Ohio barn frames Senator Obama’s agenda for rural America

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“Neglect is not a policy for America’s metropolitan areas”:
Barack Obama's Message for Cities

Excerpt from an Address to the U.S. Mayor's Conference
(6/21/08)