Urban Renewal Policy

Urban Renewal Policy

The United States government plays a critical role in policy development and implementation. The policy making process is quite tasking because it addresses two conflicting interests. On one side, the society expects the government to give lasting solution to the problems. On the contrary, the expectation is beyond the state and the local authority's ability to offer an effective solution to these problems. On the hand, policies developed at the national level may fail to address the interest of the local community effectively. This paper explores the federal urban renewal program in terms its adoption, its workability, and its requirement.

The urban renewal policy intended to influence urban land use, specifically areas that hosted high populations. The federal government introduced this policy towards the end of 19 century. The policy has influenced the demographic and history of various cities. Although, the urban renewal policy has profound contribution to the current history of various cities, it has failed to meet the expectation of the common person. The political and legal justification that led to the adoption of the policy leaned on the idea behind elimination or prevention blight (Gordon, 2003). Politicians and pundits alike have argued about the existence of slum in various cities. History recorded that in 1985, local officials declared Coronado blighted (Johnstone, 1998). This declaration had implication of the federal budget because it diverted tax collection. In addition, it sought supplementary funding from the state to support local schools.

Fundamentally, the policy intended to improve the urban housing, which was unsafe. Unfortunately, the some local authorities used it to abate taxation. The spiraling numbers of people who settle in cities have been a great challenge to the authority. Largely, the local authorities have been using the growing number to declare an area as blighted. The definition of blight stems from the public activities that advance into areas allocated for the industrial