Abstract
THIS CHAPTER COVERS TWO OF THE LARGE-SCALE NATIONAL URBAN PRO-GRAMS of the mid-twentieth century United States: urban renewal and highway construction. It begins with a description of perceived urban problems in the first several decades of the century and how conflicting ideas on what was best for cities all seemed to agree that dramatic measures were needed to solve growing threats to prosperity. Next is a more detailed discussion of demographic trends of this era including the ending of large-scale immigration, the out movement of the higher-income Whites to the suburbs, and the growing tide of Blacks moving into cities from the rural South. Then the chapter describes how urban planners and politicians used health metaphors to justify the need for large-scale programs.KeywordsUrban RenewalHighway ConstructionReplacement HousingCommunity Development CorporationUrban Renewal ProgramThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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