Keep Lockport Beautiful. How might this be percieved in light of the situation? Do you see any irony in the photo? 

What were the costs and benefits of Urban Renewal, both in dollars and in the people that were displaced? After examining the images and text below, list the possible pros and cons of each event in terms of economic and human benefits/costs. 

The biggest misconception surrounding federal Urban Renewal funding is that it paid for all the new buildings. It didn’t. When the Urban Renewal program ended in 1974, Lockport was left with many empty lots in the downtown area but no money for new development.  Federal funding for construction was only available for building public housing units for low-income families. It would be up to private developers to build all commercial projects, and additional residential units. 

Those who were not included in the redevelopment plans were the residents who had occupied the apartments above the stores in downtown Lockport, and the rental housing in Lowertown. It would be four years before low income housing units would be built in Lockport. 

While redevelopment projects stalled or stopped in the city, construction of new stores, businesses and housing was taking place in the suburban and formerly rural areas surrounding Lockport.

Standards for Urban Renewal: Process and Promises

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework