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The reason why MoCos ag reserve is a GOOD development incentive is because it stops sprawl style developers and forces people to look closer in and make do with what is available

Except when they actually reach those boundaries. They will be artificial "now we are in the city -- now we are in the country" without a gradient. This distorts property values, and landowners that normally would want to sell -- such as farmers near the edge -- cannot. This is NOT farmer-friendly, who are first and foremost are in a business, and like all businesses, need the ability to sell their property for more profitable uses if this opportunity arises.

Since there are other sections of the metropolitan area that do not have these restrictions -- namely, norther Virginia -- the spawly development goes that way. Unless the entire city is surrounded, the result is that these sorts of restrictions undermine their purpose.

Yes eastern LC has basically gone suburban. But as others have pointed out, the Silver line is a development tool -- and the best way to slow or stop such development is to stop this project, if that is what you want to do.

by goldfish on Jun 26, 2012 12:14 pm • link • report

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