What To Do With Vacant Lots?

The city I am from has decided, rather than spend a few grand rehabbing a house and selling it, that it would make more sense to spend even more to demolish it and make it almost worthless. I can't blame them; they are dumb and can't help it. Then they ask the citizens what they should do with the soon to be vacant lot, or all of the other vacant lots they have created. Every hipster within a 100 mile radius wants to turn them into urban gardens, because they're so smart and cool and have no clue if there has ever even been a soil sample done, or if the plot even gets enough light, or if there is a Starbucks within walking distance. But when I am asked for an idea and it's not taken, I get mad. Don't ever waste my damn time.

Bad soil? No problem.

Little sunlight? No problem.

Starbucks five blocks away.