urban renewal
Example Sentences
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The city never went through the aggressive urban renewal that gutted so many American historic areas, and retains a large collection of restored Victorian homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Lagos state officials say the demolition was necessary for safety and urban renewal reasons.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Downtown boosters promoted an urban renewal project that would have demolished most of the Market.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
All that began to unravel in the 1960s when urban renewal projects brought freeway construction that severed Chinatown from the rest of the city and forced mass displacement of residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Alongside the neat gray wharf sheds that lined the river and canal across the railroad tracks, Lew Pants huddled, a silent and smoky plea for urban renewal.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
