Terra Firma Vacant Lot Toolkit

The Terra Firma Vacant Lot Toolkit provides extensive background on vacant lots in Chicago while laying out actionable goals and steps for others to transform parcels into spaces of dignity. Created by the Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative, this toolkit sets out to provide a blueprint for various stakeholders that are interested in embarking on this work, through four key steps: Understanding Vacancy, Sparking Imagination, Defining Project Parameters, and Creating a Project Roadmap. The toolkit is a useful resource for those working on transforming vacant lots, providing a powerful background on vacant lots and detailed resources for several aspects of project planning.