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Kate Davidson · NPR Features Detroit Blotters
December 5th, 2011
Kate Davidson
Kevin Garcia is a "blotter" in Detroit
Remember our series on empty places? Well, our friends at NPR took an interest in the experiences of Detroit’s “blotters” — residents who annex vacant lots around them, creating block/lots. You can listen to the NPR piece here. It includes the story of Kevin Garcia (above) who tried for years to buy the lot next door. He wants Detroit to cut down on the bureaucracy involved. City officials want that too, since Detroit currently manages more than 60,000 parcels of land, most of it vacant.
