Isn't about time we…

Isn't about time we controlled the development of land for housing/retail so that we'll still have land for farming and food production. We can't eat pavement.
Brownfield development in the existing confines of our urban areas for housing redevelopment, repurposing abandoned old/solid structures for housing and retail in our cities is something government should be working with developers on and quit this unending sprawl into our agricultural areas so developers can make their $ and leave municipalities to take care of the repercussions with infrastructure challenges down the road ie: transportation/roads/schooling/water/sewer etc.