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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Still, Burnham Yard appears to be a prime site for tax-increment urban renewal, if selected by the Broncos.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
The neighborhood began to fade during the Great Depression and was eventually overtaken by massive urban renewal projects.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Emergency services across Canyon and Ada counties have filled urban renewal agency agendas for weeks with requests to withdraw.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
The Brooklyn Village redevelopment stemmed from the desire to rebuild the Brooklyn neighborhood, a once vibrant and thriving Black community that was destroyed in the name of urban renewal.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
The neighborhood began to fade during the Great Depression and was eventually overtaken by massive urban renewal projects.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Emergency services across Canyon and Ada counties have filled urban renewal agency agendas for weeks with requests to withdraw.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
The Brooklyn Village redevelopment stemmed from the desire to rebuild the Brooklyn neighborhood, a once vibrant and thriving Black community that was destroyed in the name of urban renewal.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for urban renewal
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“Urban renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20renewal. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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