Question

we discuss urban renewal projects, education and crime in inner cities. What are some advantages and disadvantages of these projects. Are there any successful ones? What are some ways the educational system in urban areas has improved and/or needs improvement? Is crime actually higher in the inner cities today or is crime decreasing and it is just a perception that crime is worse than ever before? How so?

Answer 1

Answer. Urban renewal has been seen by proponents as an economic engine and a reform mechanism, and by critics as a mechanism for control. Though it may bring more wealth to communities, it may also edge out its preexisting residents. Some redevelopment projects have been failures, including the Kelo case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the taking by a 5 to 4 vote, but where nothing was built on the taken property.

Many cities link the revitalization of the central business district and gentrification of residential neighborhoods to earlier urban renewal programs. The goal of urban renewal evolved into a policy based less on destruction and more on renovation and investment, and today is an integral part of many local governments, often combined with small and big business incentives.