In Chicago, Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a strategy:
The Windy City, which has been trying to address its empty lot problem for nearly a decade, identified 4,000 spaces that are clean and ready for sale, said Maurice D. Cox, commissioner for the Department of Planning and Development. Turning lots into housing and community spaces like gardens, playgrounds and shopping centers is part of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s strategy to boost investments in the city’s south and west sides.
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Not all of these sites require building houses. Rather, a mixture of recreation, residential and commercial uses will likely benefit many communities in the giant American city.
If only there was something to be learned from this for the Isle of Man…
