Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966
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The Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 was a major U.S. federal law under President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society that funded comprehensive urban renewal and anti-poverty programs in selected “model cities.”
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Great Society legislation
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United States federal statute → |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
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| alsoKnownAs |
Model Cities Program
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| approach |
comprehensive planning
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concentrated federal funding in designated areas → coordination of housing, health, education, and social services → |
| branchOfGovernment |
legislative branch of the United States
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| country |
United States
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| createdProgram |
Model Cities Program
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| dateEnacted |
1966-11-03
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| emphasized |
citizen participation in planning
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coordination among local, state, and federal agencies → |
| enactedBy |
89th United States Congress
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| fundingType |
federal grants
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| goal |
elimination of slums and blight
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improvement of municipal services in targeted neighborhoods → |
| historicalContext |
War on Poverty
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postwar urban renewal in the United States → |
| influenced |
later community development block grant programs
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| language |
English
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| levelOfGovernment |
federal
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| partOf |
Great Society
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| policyArea |
anti-poverty policy
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community development → housing policy → urban development → |
| presidentDuringEnactment |
Lyndon B. Johnson
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| primaryPurpose |
anti-poverty programs in urban areas
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comprehensive urban renewal → coordination of federal urban programs at the local level → improvement of housing and living conditions in cities → |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 89-754
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| regionConcerned |
United States cities
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| relatedTo |
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
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Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 → |
| required |
local comprehensive city demonstration plans
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| shortTitle |
Model Cities Act
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| signedBy |
Lyndon B. Johnson
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| statutesAtLargeCitation |
80 Stat. 1255
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| subjectOf |
debates over federal role in urban policy
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| targetArea |
selected model cities
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| targetPopulation |
low-income urban residents
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| timePeriodOfImplementation |
early 1970s
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late 1960s → |
| yearEnacted |
1966
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Model Cities Program
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Great Society
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hasPart |
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Model Cities Program
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legalBasis |
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89th United States Congress
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passedAct |
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Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966
("Model Cities Act")
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shortTitle |