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
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As the GOP seeks to cast itself as a big-tent party where all are welcome, Republican National Convention programming this week put forward prominent African-American leaders and made the case for conservative approaches to urban renewal.
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Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024
Robert Vaughn is a cliche Senator big on urban renewal.
—John H. Dorr, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2024
But nationwide urban renewal and highway construction efforts in the 1950s and '60s led Milwaukee to put its eyes on many blocks in Bronzeville for revitalization.
—Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
After the original Chinatown was condemned and destroyed in an early 1960s urban renewal initiative, the restaurant moved to Detroit's second Chinatown in the city's Cass Corridor.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2024
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Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024
Robert Vaughn is a cliche Senator big on urban renewal.
—John H. Dorr, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2024
But nationwide urban renewal and highway construction efforts in the 1950s and '60s led Milwaukee to put its eyes on many blocks in Bronzeville for revitalization.
—Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
After the original Chinatown was condemned and destroyed in an early 1960s urban renewal initiative, the restaurant moved to Detroit's second Chinatown in the city's Cass Corridor.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2024
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“Urban renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20renewal. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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