Scratching my head

[snowybirdie]

I spent most of my life in Chicago in the Englewood neighborhood. I spent my childhood right where the article mentions. Now its probably the worst gang infested, high crime area in the city. Why is the Fed Gov. spending $20 million for a nature trail here? Surely the needs of this community are better served elsewhere. This is foolishness and its throwing money away instead of using ing for good. Dang!

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/8/18/23303307/englewood-nature-trail-federal-grant-abandoned-rail-line-59th-street-bike-path

[2naSalit]

1. Projects like that...

Back in my day of such things, was seen as a way to promote community and buy-in from the community by offering something useful and nice as the end result is how it used to be done. I wonder if that can happen these days.

[Elessar Zappa]

2. Why shouldn't they invest in a poor neighborhood?

[snowybirdie]

3. They should invest

Absolutely invest. My point is that making a nature walk in a real war zone is not the best use of federal funds. There is so much need here and money can be better spent.