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The closest opportunity zone is 5 miles away, includes a large mall, mixed use development, upscale retail spaces, a Trader Joe's, etc. Meanwhile, I am surroun
by webmaven 4y ago
The closest opportunity zone is 5 miles away, includes a large mall, mixed use development, upscale retail spaces, a Trader Joe's, etc.
Meanwhile, I am surrounded by vacant lots, a large mall that is entirely dead and vacant, low income housing, one tiny strip mall with a convenience store, and another with a church, dollar store, and liquor store (a mile away).
I can see though that the OZ tract is tiny, whereas the tract I'm in is about 7 x larger and includes some more supermarkets and malls further away that are very active though not upscale.
Looks like a fairly straightforward case of economic gerrymandering.