Urban Renewal Administration
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The Urban Renewal Administration was a U.S. federal agency responsible for planning and financing slum clearance and urban redevelopment projects in American cities during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urban Renewal Administration canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
American cities
ⓘ
urban areas in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1960s ⓘ |
| field |
housing policy
ⓘ
slum clearance ⓘ urban planning ⓘ urban redevelopment ⓘ urban renewal ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
administering federal urban renewal programs
ⓘ
channeling federal funds to local redevelopment agencies ⓘ coordinating urban renewal activities with local governments ⓘ financing slum clearance projects ⓘ financing urban redevelopment projects ⓘ implementing federal urban renewal legislation ⓘ planning slum clearance projects ⓘ planning urban redevelopment projects ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
elimination of slums
ⓘ
improvement of housing conditions in cities ⓘ modernization of central cities ⓘ redevelopment of deteriorated urban neighborhoods ⓘ reduction of urban blight ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major federal instrument for postwar urban renewal in the United States ⓘ |
| implementsPolicy | federal urban renewal policy ⓘ |
| inception | 1950s ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| parentOrganization | Housing and Home Finance Agency ⓘ |
| partOf | Housing and Home Finance Agency ⓘ |
| policyArea |
community development
ⓘ
housing ⓘ urban infrastructure ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
|
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
executive branch of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Branch of the United States government
|
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfProjectFinanced |
downtown renewal projects
ⓘ
public housing–related redevelopment ⓘ slum clearance projects ⓘ urban redevelopment projects ⓘ |
| usesFundingFrom | federal government appropriations ⓘ |
| worksWith |
local redevelopment agencies
ⓘ
municipal governments ⓘ state housing and development agencies ⓘ |
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