A new measure introduced by Ald. John Arena (45th) would prevent strip malls from being built on vacant pieces of land near Lawrence and Milwaukee avenues in the Jefferson Park Business District. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Heather Cherone

JEFFERSON PARK — Rarely do strip malls create much, if any, controversy.

But a proposed ban of developing strip malls in a Jefferson Park corridor has pitted Ald. John Arena (45th) against the neighborhood association.

Arena says the ban would be the first step in an effort to bring new life to the struggling Jefferson Park Business District. Neighbors say it would create a parking crunch.

On today's DNAinfo Radio Extra, Heather Cherone discusses whether some residents simply don't share the vision that Arena has for the neighborhood.

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