Rethinking Urban Renewal And Its Successes (That's Right: Successes)
"In the national war on blight, the poor were disproportionately targeted for eviction from dilapidated downtowns to make way for parks, office buildings, sports arenas, and high-rise apartments. But a new study for the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that urban renewal, or slum clearance, had some lasting positive effects on economic growth." Miller-McCune 01/21/12

Posted January 22, 2012 08:59 AM