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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They were pushed out of their historic neighborhoods by urban renewal, gentrification and the increasing cost of living. —

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 See all Example Sentences for urban renewal