NPR News: Chicago Residents Fight Crime One Vacant Lot At A Time

Chicago Residents Fight Crime One Vacant Lot At A Time
A Chicago program announced two years ago that allows homeowners in impoverished neighborhoods to buy vacant lots on their block for a dollar is off to a very slow start. Residents hoping to spruce up the lots, plant community gardens or turn them into gathering places are frustrated by slow city bureaucracy.

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