Think bigger, Ms Wente.  Why is paving over all remaining farmland remotely desirable?  Talk about eating up our future.  How about more family-friendly low-rise housing?  I'm talking about 3-4 bedroom units in 3-4 story high buildings with common space for kids to play outside.   How about more and better-coordinated transit infrastructure, such that no one has more than 30 minute commute to work?