[the urban politician]

^ The beauty of this development is that it would probably kick off a process of driving up property values and we would be more likely to see that Taco Bell & other underutilized sites developed, as well as the "triangle building" proposed by the Cubs.

The McDonald's site? I don't see that being redeveloped any time soon. McDonald's has the ability and wherewithal to hang on to prime real estate in perpetuity with their little drive thru stores (see River North)