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How much would it cost to buy up the whole blighted area and declare it a giant national park?
by planetguy 14y ago
How much would it cost to buy up the whole blighted area and declare it a giant national park?
- mgkimsal 14y ago$50 million? Dunno... There's been a lot of investment in 'downtown' over the last decade - new ballparks, office buildings, etc., so those alone would probably need more than the $50 million I mentioned, but if you exclude those...
- untog 14y agoI feel like that would be counterproductive- circling the (not bad) downtown with miles of undevelop-able land.
- LargeWu 14y agoA giant national park that is likely filled with asbestos, lead, and god knows what other toxic substances they used to use in buildings back in the day. Tearing all these buildings down carries serious environmental risk.
- saturdaysaint 14y agoUnfortunately, a lot of prime, undeveloped real estate is owned by aggressive squatters with enough money to make any such venture a living hell.
- planetguy 14y ago> undeveloped real estate is owned by aggressive squatters Is this some unusual use of the word "squatter" of which I'm not aware, or are you using it wrong? Squatters tend not to be owners.