SPOTLIGHT ON: Urban Renewal
By Christine Bruzzese
Urban renewal and redesign are ongoing issues in any
major city. This article presents a few publications
of the many on urban renewal that can be found in the
City Hall Library collection.
The Mayor’s Commission on Slum Clearance issued
several reports in the early and mid-1950’s entitled
Slum Clearance Plan under Title I of the
Housing Act. These reports generally provide
a summary of the redevelopment plan, discussion of cost
estimates and tenant relocation, analysis of the effect
of redevelopment on the area, data on population and
housing, maps and photos. Another historical publication
is Urban Renewal Designation Reports
prepared by the City Planning Commission in the 1960’s.
Housing Preservation and Development has also been involved
in urban renewal and redevelopment and has published
some reports.
The Unanticipated City: Loft Conversions
in Lower Manhattan by James R. Hudson
chronicles the transformation of SoHo from an industrial
area to upscale neighborhood and home to an artistic
community. The changing social environment in SoHo is
considered along with the economic, political and other
issues involved.
The New York Approach: Robert Moses, Urban
Liberals, and Redevelopment of the Inner City
by Joel Schwartz examines urban renewal under Title
I of the Housing Act of 1949, legislation that was supposed
to enable cities to redevelop slums into middle-class
neighborhoods .Areas covered include history of urban
renewal in New York City, the building of Stuyvesant
Town, redevelopment administration under the leadership
of Robert Moses, dislocation of blue-collar industries
and workers and the ramifications for modern New York
City. The Battle for Gotham: New York in
the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
by Roberta Brandes Gratz discusses the contrasting theories
and practices of Moses and author/activist Jane Jacobs
regarding urban renewal and revitalization.
Check the library catalog and vertical files for additional
resources.
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