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urban renewal
noun
: a construction program to replace or restore substandard buildings in an urban area
Examples of urban renewal in a Sentence
an area undergoing urban renewal
Recent Examples on the Web
The Ada County Highway District, the city of Boise and Boise’s urban renewal agency each have their own development projects and timelines that often require closing roads.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
The bills include rezoning requests, amendments to the city’s urban renewal plan governing the Inner Harbor, and an amendment to the City Charter that would require voter approval.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
That’s because the site falls within Boise’s newest urban renewal district, along State Street.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2024
The Arthur would offer ground-floor retail spaces and nearly 300 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, according to the city’s urban renewal agency, Capital City Development Corp. or CCDC.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
When the Providence Place Mall was constructed in the late ’90s, it was touted by Rhode Island leaders as a sign of urban renewal for its struggling capital city.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
Recommended The resolution contains findings, including property redlining, the razing of the Fillmore neighborhood in the name of urban renewal, and intentional policies and practices by the city that robbed Black residents of opportunities to build generational wealth.
—Janie Har, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2024
All that began to unravel in the 1960s when urban renewal projects brought freeway construction that severed Chinatown from the rest of the city and forced mass displacement of residents.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
City leaders have embraced urban renewal redevelopment as a remedy to poverty and crime, which has led to the construction of high-end townhomes and apartments where rents approach $2,000.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
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“Urban renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20renewal. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
urban renewal
noun
: a construction program for replacing or restoring old or run-down buildings in an urban area
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