urban renewal
Example Sentences
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Lady Bird Johnson launched a series of beautification and urban renewal projects in Washington, a visual taste of the Great Society her husband hoped to bring about nationwide.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
It officially inaugurated the continent's largest dam last year and extensive urban renewal projects are underway in Addis Ababa and other major cities.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
When urban renewal bulldozed those communities, the benefits vanished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Downtown boosters promoted an urban renewal project that would have demolished most of the Market.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024
When they built the expressways and had urban renewal, they destroyed a lot of that housing and built these high-rise buildings.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
