Radhika K. Fox

Federal Policy Director

For media inquiries: 510-418-1208

For all other inquiries: 510-663-2333

Expertise

Federal Transportation Policy
Economic Recovery
National Infrastructure Investments
Revitalizing Older Industrial Cities
Economic Revitalization and Smart Growth
Affordable Housing and Gentrification

Experience

Ms. Fox works with Congress, the Administration, key federal agencies, and partner organizations to ensure the voices of low-income people and communities of color are central to policy debates in Washington, DC.

Ms. Fox is a leading expert on policies and strategies needed to advance economic and social equity in older industrial cities and has worked with community groups and government officials in communities throughout the Northeast and Midwest to implement policies to counteract the impact of urban sprawl and disinvestment.

Education

Columbia University, B.A., religion

University of California–Berkeley, M.A, city and regional planning

Selected Articles, Publications, and Media Appearances

Bringing Home the Green Recovery: A User’s Guide to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

To Be Strong Again: Renewing the Promise in Smaller Industrial Cities, PolicyLink, 2008.

“A Winning Campaign: Four Strategies for Achieving Inclusionary-zoning Policies Designed to Protect Housing Affordability in Washington, DC,” Shelterforce, Spring 2007.

Shared Prosperity, Stronger Regions: An Agenda for Rebuilding America’s Older Core Cities, PolicyLink, 2005.

Regional Equity and Smart Growth: Opportunities for Advancing Social and Economic Justice in America, PolicyLink, 2004.

Expanding Housing Opportunity in Washington, DC: The Case for Inclusionary Zoning, PolicyLink, 2003.