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Brandon Johnson: “We are closer to 80,000 families now [in Austin].”

Featuring: Brandon Johnson, Democratic | Mayor of Chicago | Illinois

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One-on-one with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson | Cap Times Idea Fest

Published | Video Starts at 45:48

At one point, Austin had as many as 100 hundred thousand people living in just this one city. It was the city within side the city. But because of poor management and disinvestment, We are closer to 80,000 families now [in Austin]. Beautiful homes, great parks. We have all the major arteries that come through the city of Chicago. Chicago Avenue, Madison, the blue line, the green line is near us. (45:48–45:55)

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Asserts that the current population of the Austin neighborhood is approximately 80,000 families.

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