What Should Chicago do with 15,000 Vacant buildings

[wolverine]

Very interesting post as to how Chicago is dealing with vacant property.....and being sued by banks who are expected to maintain properties during and after foreclosure. There's also a map of vacant properties

I've read that there's some parts of the city that have clusters of blocks with vacancies as high as 45% Yikes....

http://www.chicagonow.com/getting-re...=Google+Reader

Chicago's What to do when your property falls vacant:
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en...uidelines.html

Note that plywood MUST be taken down after 6 months and replaced with steel plates. This is heavily enforced since I tend to see more steel coverings than plywood.








Detroit is certainly not alone in this problem.