urban renewal
noun
: a construction program to replace or restore substandard buildings in an urban area
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an area undergoing urban renewal
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They were pushed out of their historic neighborhoods by urban renewal, gentrification and the increasing cost of living.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
In the 1960s, a combination of urban renewal, white flight and the political movements of the time caused rapid demographic shifts in the Altadena region, according to Altadena Heritage.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
The community is intended to honor Brooklyn, once a prosperous Black neighborhood that was razed as part of urban renewal in the 1960s and '70s.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Infrastructure projects promised to repair the scar left of decades-old urban renewal projects that bulldozed Black neighborhoods.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
In the 1960s, a combination of urban renewal, white flight and the political movements of the time caused rapid demographic shifts in the Altadena region, according to Altadena Heritage.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
The community is intended to honor Brooklyn, once a prosperous Black neighborhood that was razed as part of urban renewal in the 1960s and '70s.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Infrastructure projects promised to repair the scar left of decades-old urban renewal projects that bulldozed Black neighborhoods.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Urban renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20renewal. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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