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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Baltimore, which has lived on the bleeding edge of American urban decline for decades, may soon be on the cutting edge of urban renewal. Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025 Issues of urban renewal, the value of public art, the difficulty of being married to an obsessive artist and lots more run through Workman’s film. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025 That was the goal of the CHA’s Plan for Transformation, an ambitious urban renewal project aimed at erasing the dire conditions of developments like Cabrini-Green and the Robert Taylor Homes in favor of a fresh new vision of public housing. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025 Wall text tells us that these jobs were part of the city’s vast urban renewal program that displaced Black residents; the doors were repurposed as walls around construction sites. Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for urban renewal

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 5 Jun. 2025.

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urban renewal

noun
: a construction program for replacing or restoring old or run-down buildings in an urban area

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