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15-432: Macleod Trail effectively divides the southwest and the southeast quadrants of the city, and many communities ( inner city as well as suburban ) were developed along its course. Macleod Trail (along with Crowchild Trail and Deerfoot Trail ) constitutes one of the three major north-south corridors of the city. Beginning as a one-way street for northbound traffic (with southbound traffic following 1st Street SE one block to

30-435: A largely white suburban mainline Protestantism was negotiating its relationship to American cities. Liberal Protestants’ missionary brand of urban renewal refocused attention away from the blight and structural obsolescence thought to be responsible for urban decay, and instead brought into focus the cultural pathologies they mapped onto black neighborhoods. The term inner city arose in this racial liberal context, providing

45-460: A legacy that inspired and empowered many American citizens who had fallen victim to the Great Depression to challenge the power of corporations and other institutions. The Double V campaign is considered one of the most important events during the period of racial liberalism. The purpose of the campaign was to raise awareness about segregation and racism during World War II . The War

60-434: A rhetorical and ideological tool for articulating the role of the church in the nationwide project of urban renewal. Thus, even as it arose in contexts aiming to entice mainline Protestantism back into the cities it had fled, the term accrued its meaning by generating symbolic and geographic distance between white liberal churches and the black communities they sought to help. Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in

75-501: A two-way road and has various motels established on its sides, and Chinook Centre faces the road as it passes between the communities of Meadowlark Park , Kingsland and Fairview . Macleod Trail is lined with commercial developments on both sides for its entire length between Erlton and Lake Bonavista , including strip malls, auto malls, big-box stores and shopping centres such as Southcentre Mall , and Calgary's largest suburban office complex at Southland Park . The southern leg of

90-530: The C-Train LRT system (Route 201) is also developed along Macleod Trail. In November 2007, Calgary City Council approved a functional planning study for the portion of Macleod Trail that extends from Anderson Road north to Downtown. Expected recommendations include interchanges at Heritage Drive and Southland Drive, as well as possible traffic signal refinements. In addition, two other interchange locations are planned to be constructed within ten years. They are at

105-609: 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 is the clearing out of blighted areas in inner cities to create opportunities for higher class housing, businesses, and more. In Canada, in the 1970s, the government introduced Neighbourhood Improvement Programs to deal with urban decay, especially in inner cities. Also, some inner-city areas in various places have undergone

120-444: The fruits of racial liberalism. Another criticism is that many proponents of racial liberalism attempted a "one-size-fits-all" solution to racism in the 1940s. This was also a failing point in that not all solutions for African-Americans were good for other non-white groups at the time. Racial liberalism was also relatively unsuccessful in its endeavor to pressure government to step in and stop racist practices, particularly because of

135-601: The hood ) has been used, especially in the United States, as a euphemism for majority-minority lower-income residential districts that often refer to rundown neighborhoods, in a downtown or city centre area. Sociologists sometimes turn the euphemism into a formal designation by applying the term inner city to such residential areas , rather than to more geographically central commercial districts , often referred to by terms like downtown or city centre . The term inner city first achieved consistent usage through

150-623: The intersection with Lake Fraser gate and at the intersection with 194 Avenue. This would make Macleod Trail a freeway from Anderson Road to nearly the city limits. On August 13, 2017, the first diverging diamond interchange in Canada was opened at 162 Avenue. From north to south: From 1949 to 1958, the Chinook Drive-In was located on McLeod Trail a half mile south of the Calgary city limits. Inner city The term inner city (also called

165-547: The socioeconomic process of gentrification , especially since the 1990s. Racial liberalism era Racial liberalism is an era in American history during the 1940s that is considered by many historians as the precursor to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Historians contend that the era of racial liberalism had its roots in New Deal liberalism. President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's New Deal programs laid out

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180-567: The way for civil rights movements in America, it failed to recognize that people from many different ethnic backgrounds were affected by racism in the United States . Much of racial liberalist efforts emphasized "the Negro problem" – that the marginalization of African Americans in the United States should be addressed – rather than emphasizing the impacts of racial inequality for all of those affected. This prevented many racial minorities from benefiting from

195-768: The west), the road passes by Calgary City Hall, Olympic Plaza, the building that housed the former Calgary Central Library , and the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts . South of downtown, it defines the western edge of the Calgary Stampede grounds, as it passes through the Beltline district, then provides access to the MNP Community & Sport Centre as it runs between the historic inner city communities of Mission and Ramsay . South of Elbow River , Macleod Trail becomes

210-402: The writings of white liberal Protestants in the U.S. after World War II , contrasting with the growing affluent suburbs . According to urban historian Bench Ansfield, the term signified both a bounded geographic construct and a set of cultural pathologies inscribed onto urban black communities. Inner city thus originated as a term of containment. Its genesis was the product of an era when

225-489: Was also a source of racial liberalism in that previously marginalized groups of Americans were able to gain a foothold in the economy due to the need for a strong labor force. This gain in economic power translated into strong political power, and as a result, certain government actions, such as Executive Order 8802 , were implemented to aid these groups. There were three basic ideas to 1940s racial liberalism: Some historians argue that though racial liberalism helped to pave

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