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Only insofar as thinking that changing a farm into something else -- a shopping mall, a gas station, or a new housing development -- is "radical". Don't forget that all existing farmland was once radically transformed from its original use, virgin forest.

Ag use to retail/residential use = radical

Virgin forest (or rainforest) to farmland = radical

3 story building to 7 story building = NOT radical

Single family home to SFM + Accessory Dwelling Unit = NOT radical

That's not to say that we should never have radical transformations, but we should be a lot more cautious about radical transformation and not transform all our rainforest to farmland rapidly or all ag space in MoCo to retail/residential rapidly.

by Falls Church on Jun 26, 2012 2:13 pm • link • report

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