1949: Community Planning

Archives consist of articles that originally appeared in Collier's Year Book (for events of 1997 and earlier) or as monthly updates in Encarta Yearbook (for events of 1998 and later). Because they were published shortly after events occurred, they reflect the information available at that time. Cross references refer to Archive articles of the same year.

The most significant event in the field of community planning during the past year was the enactment by Congress of the Housing Act of 1949. In addition to strengthening and expanding earlier provisions for public housing and for public insurance of mortgages (F. H. A.), the Act included provisions... ...