Taking aim at Tysons Task Force
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Clark Tyler’s ‘Your View’ column in the June 25 paper is quite interesting in its use of language designed to dismiss and/or discredit those who have opposed developmental radicalization of Tysons Corner.
Mr. Tyler has accomplished his intent with such phrases as, “...I hasten to point out that consensus is not unanimity.”
He then goes on to describe those who would dare to disagree with his directive style of managing the Task Force outcome, with such dismissive words as “Those who feel” or (those) ... “who believe” or (those) … “who fear” in such a way as the opinion of any of “THOSE” must be merely purveyors of discord.
In this manner, he has cleverly attempted to marginalize any opinion other than his and the developer interests on the Task Force through a clever use and sequence of language construction.
I was particularly struck by Mr. Tyler’s opening paragraph and justification of the committee’s focus on densities that have grown to either 130 million square feet, tripling what is on the ground today or worse, up to 160 million-plus square feet by one estimate. These are incredible densities and well beyond the pale.
Chairman Tyler, in his statement saying there have been 150 community briefings and all have been heard and incorporated into the Task Force thinking, fails to mention the committee’s complete dismissal and total disregard for the outcome of a Fairfax County authorized $1,000,000 study by a professional planning organization.
One of the key findings that came out of that study was any allowable density over 89 million square feet, basically twice what is on the ground now, would crush that region’s infrastructure.
I am afraid what we have here is all around selective hearing.
Bruce Bennett
Vienna
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