slum clearance

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One of those counterproductive policies was slum clearance, which paved the way for public housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Cholera outbreaks in Paris led to widespread slum clearance, including the famous Haussmann-led urban renewal undertaken in the 1850s that gave us the city’s famous and spacious boulevards.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2021

There would be more money for the WPA and the CCC, and hundreds of millions for slum clearance, public works, highway construction, and flood control.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2020

The park runs several blocks long and has been there for many decades, a product of early urban renewal and slum clearance.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2018

In addition, three hundred millions have been allocated to public works to be carried out by states, municipalities and private organizations, such as those undertaking slum clearance.

From The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano