Most ideas around Detroit are often reliant on other initiatives and small changes happening. I like the idea of putting th tax money to something that supports the desired goal.

A part of the goal could be to remove some lots, maybe making the tax small enough to be not worth caring about [[boiling a frog in water), or making it manageable for lot owners by itself, but not with other developments like new garages, stronger security near street lots, initiatives to make some garages cheaper, nicer streetscapes, and more transit options. It may take more work than building transit lines to encourage beautification or development on un-landscaped surface lots.