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I'm very interested in exactly who would live here.

Chicago ( aside from the crime which is almost absent from Lakeview/Wigglyvile) is pretty much the perfect city. Cheapish housing + affordable high quality public transit.

Rather than move to your magic theme park, I can go to Chicago. Apart from tech bros and their families I can't imagine anyone liking this.

We already have a ton of rusted out near ghost towns. Why not invest money in one of those ?

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There is a ton of room to improve on the best existing cities. Innovation in terms of the tax structure, regulatory codes, transportation grid, policing, healthcare, pandemic preparedness, and many other areas.

Poverty is still rampant in most US cities. That seems like the most pressing matter.

Just because existing conditions are adequate for those with resources doesn't mean we can't do better.

Housing supply and housing quality should be a key area of focus.

Chicago seems like the perfect city aside from the bone-chilling midwest winters.

Considering my home state of California, where homeless encampments have reached the level where they are arguably towns with functional postal service, a good long winter isn't a bad thing.

People who didn't grow up with winter have a hard time with it.

Unless there are hills nearby or a good winter/outdoor culture it can be rough.

Or an ocean nearby to mollify the temperature a little bit in the port city.

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