How to rebuild trust with the public after failed public projects
In many communities, the term “urban renewal” conjures unpleasant images of gentrification, displacement, or lofty ambitions with disappointing results. Consider, for example, the demolition of the St. Louis neighborhood Mill Creek Valley in the late ’50s, which displaced a predominantly Black population of 20,000 people to make way for the promise of progress like industry and expressways. […]
