redevelopment
noun
re·de·vel·op·ment
ˌrē-di-ˈve-ləp-mənt 
: the act or process of redeveloping
especially
: renovation of a blighted area
urban redevelopment
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These diverse neighborhoods were displaced and segregated during Sacramento’s redevelopment era between 1950 and 1964.
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 May 2024
The shuttering of redevelopment agencies by Gov. Jerry Brown over a decade ago dried up revenue not only aimed at revitalizing — and the resulting gentrification — of downtown areas, but did away with a source of housing funds.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
After years of debate, the council in 2019 narrowly approved a $200 million tax incentive deal for the redevelopment of the Brookridge Golf Course, at the corner of Interstate 435 and Antioch Road.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
Tourism has become so entrenched in the redevelopment plan of the country under Kagame that the beckoning logo of the #VisitRwanda ad campaign is now on the jerseys of European soccer teams, like Arsenal in London.
—Tinbete Ermyas, NPR, 20 May 2024
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 May 2024
The shuttering of redevelopment agencies by Gov. Jerry Brown over a decade ago dried up revenue not only aimed at revitalizing — and the resulting gentrification — of downtown areas, but did away with a source of housing funds.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
After years of debate, the council in 2019 narrowly approved a $200 million tax incentive deal for the redevelopment of the Brookridge Golf Course, at the corner of Interstate 435 and Antioch Road.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
Tourism has become so entrenched in the redevelopment plan of the country under Kagame that the beckoning logo of the #VisitRwanda ad campaign is now on the jerseys of European soccer teams, like Arsenal in London.
—Tinbete Ermyas, NPR, 20 May 2024
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“Redevelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redevelopment. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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