urban renewal

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Head of Lagos's urban renewal office Gbolahan Oki did not respond to AFP requests for comment but told journalists in December that residents had been warned.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

When urban renewal bulldozed those communities, the benefits vanished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

She’ll sublimate her own romantic heartache in urban renewal and other good works.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

It certainly isn’t because stadium-building leads to urban renewal or a robust expansion of employment opportunities.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2024

Entire neighborhoods disappeared into the insatiable maw of urban renewal, displacing residents into an already tight housing market.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson