A redevelopment agency (RDA) is a government body dedicated to

urban renewal Urban renewal (sometimes called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address real or perceived urban decay. Urban renewal involves the clearing ...

. 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. At one time,

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

had as many as 400 redevelopment agencies supported by

tax increment financing Tax increment financing (TIF) is a public financing method that is used as a subsidy for redevelopment, infrastructure, and other community-improvement projects in many countries, including the United States. The original intent of a TIF program i ...

. The

2008–2012 California budget crisis The U.S. state of California had a budget crisis in which it faced a shortfall of at least United States dollar, $11.2 billion, and projected to top $40 billion over the 2009–2010 fiscal years. 2008 On September 23, 2008, about three months aft ...

led to the dissolution of all redevelopment agencies in the state by February 1, 2012. Each redevelopment agency was replaced by a "successor agency to the redevelopment agency" that managed the wind-down process under the auspices of the

California Department of Finance The California Department of Finance is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California. The Department of Finance is responsible for preparing, explaining, and administering the state's annual financial plan, which the governo ...

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 projects 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 3, 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 neighborhoodtransit 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 ...

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 F ...

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 ...

. *The

San Jose Redevelopment Agency The San Jose Redevelopment Agency (SJRA, officially the Redevelopment Agency for the City of San José) was a redevelopment agency in the government of San Jose, California. It was created in 1956 and grew into the second-largest tax increment fina ...

redeveloped about 16% of the city's area, including

Downtown San Jose Downtown San Jose is the central business district of San Jose, California, San Jose, California, United States. Downtown is one of the largest tech Business cluster, clusters in Silicon Valley, as well as the cultural and political center of Sa ...

References

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