A redevelopment agency is a government body dedicated to

urban renewal Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. Urban renewal involves the clearing out of blighte ...

. Typically it is a municipal level city department focused on a particular district or corridor that has become neglected or blighted (a community redevelopment agency or CRA). In many cases this is the city's original downtown that has been supplanted in importance by a regional shopping center. Redevelopment efforts often focus on reducing crime, destroying unsuitable buildings and dwellings, restoring historic features and structures, and creating new landscaping, housing and business opportunities mixed with expanded government services and transportation infrastructure.

Examples

*The

Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency is a redevelopment agency whose goal is to work in concert with the community and private sector to revitalize the City of Las Vegas. History The city of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency (RDA) was created in 1986 by th ...

has created many project that have led to jobs growth and city beautification. *The city of

Richmond, California Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was municipal corporation, incorporated on August 7, 1905, and has a Richmond, California City Council, city council.

used its agency to refurbish

Macdonald Avenue Macdonald Avenue is the main east-to-west artery in Richmond, California.Macdonald 80 Shopping Center Macdonald 80 Shopping Center, or Macdonald 80, is a 200,000 sq. ft. (18,580m³) regional shopping mall in the North & East (Central Richmond), Richmond, California, North & East neighborhood

the city's downtown and a

transit village A transit village is a pedestrian-friendly mixed-use district or neighborhood oriented around the station of a high-quality transit system, such as rail or B.R.T. Often a civic square of public space abuts the train station, functioning as the hu ...

at the Richmond BART/Amtrak station and the creating of the

Richmond Greenway The Richmond Greenway is a pedestrian and bicycle path in Richmond, California.Fremont, California Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Area, Fremont has a population of 230,504 as of 2020, making it the fourth List of cities and towns in the San Fra ...

engaged in a redevelopment of Irvington station, focused on

transit oriented development In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. It promotes a symbiotic relationship between ...

References

Redevelopment Urban planning in the United States {{gov-stub