ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is opening up a new program called Lots Reimagined, for people to rent out vacant city-owned lots. It’s all in an effort to clean up unused areas, which are commonly known to draw crime.
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There are nine lots spread across the city. In areas downtown, in the southeast, and in the Sawmill area. The city hopes these areas will draw pop-up markets, performances, art installations, and more!
The application for Lots Reimagined has various categories for what kind of event or activity will be held at the space. Some examples of the things the city hopes will happen are neighborhood and nonprofit events. “We’d expect people to apply to see if they’d want to put on a fall festival, some sort of concert, or block party type event,” Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency Director Terry Brunner said. “Making it available for different types of uses so these lots don’t just sit there.”…