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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But that doesn’t explain why so many local governments were so anxious to jump on the redevelopment bandwagon and impose urban renewal on so many neighborhoods.
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James Burling, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
But redlining, urban renewal, and systemic divestment hollowed out the corridor over the decades.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Portland's earliest Black history dates to 1850, and though some of the community's early homes, businesses and gathering places have been erased due to 20th-century urban renewal projects, many remain.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Still, Burnham Yard appears to be a prime site for tax-increment urban renewal, if selected by the Broncos.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
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James Burling, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
But redlining, urban renewal, and systemic divestment hollowed out the corridor over the decades.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Portland's earliest Black history dates to 1850, and though some of the community's early homes, businesses and gathering places have been erased due to 20th-century urban renewal projects, many remain.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Still, Burnham Yard appears to be a prime site for tax-increment urban renewal, if selected by the Broncos.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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