Once greenbelt land is used…

Once greenbelt land is used for development it can never be undone. No amount of urban planning will be able to restore what precious little nature we have left. In a day and age where we are literally fighting to minimize our environmental impact, not just for a distant future of generations to come, but a future within our own lifestyle, development of the Greenbelt, would be only a short term bandaid solution. The real issue is not with lack of land but with lack of policies and infrastructure in place to provide a stepping stone, a bridge to independence not a crutch they will have to rely on indefinitely.