^ Good idea, although I'm not a fan of this part:
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Reilly noted that nothing in the plan would remove an alderman's control to veto a project in his or her ward. Asked how the proposal would be received by developers, Reilly predicted a "mixed bag."
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Reilly is a douche-wanker, that's been proven over and over again.
Anyhow, I like how the "downtown boundary" has been moved west to cover much of the West Loop. I'm sure the NIMBY asshats living there will trip when they see that. They are suing to block an already approved development based on lost views.
All in all, though, if this money can be tapped to create more "affordable housing" for the "affordable housing class" as I like to call them (people dependent on the Government to do everything for them, and when the Government doesn't they get MAD!) then fine, throw a bone at them. It's better than block after block of vacant land. Build some new stuff, and I would hope that much of the money also goes towards rehabbing older building stock.