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 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 David Robinson beams over these advancements like a new parent, for that's what the 44-year-old real estate developer and broker is, a sort of foster father to the urban renewal and present doings of downtown. Dwain Hebda, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2023 On Thursday, members of the board gathered to put forward a seven-page resolution that spells out and takes responsibility for the history of discrimination against Black San Franciscans through processes like red-lining and urban renewal. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024 Preserving the campus for history and other state uses Moyle’s concerns went beyond the urban renewal agency. Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Feb. 2024 Through the church, Jenkins championed integration and spoke out against urban renewal. Char Adams, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of urban renewal was in 1938

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“Urban renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20renewal. Accessed 28 Mar. 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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