A Suburb All Grown Up and Paved Over

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David Plotz, in his article "A Suburb All Grown Up and Paved Over," asserts that residents of Fairfax County, Virginia should be allowed to convert their front yards into parking spaces by paving them over. According to the author, the number of immigrants in Fairfax jumped 86 percent in the 1990's, to nearly a quarter of the population. At a very superficial level, the reason Plotz gives for supporting the conversion is that parking availability hasn't kept up with th


e increased demand caused by surge in the number of immigrants, many of whom share a single residence with their extended families. However, underlying Plotz's true motive for the article is a need for Fairfax to confront its identity crisis in a more intelligent manner.

Plotz concludes his article by poking fun of the citizens for expressing their discontent in the parking issue. It's evident that the author would prefer the residents to approach their problems mo

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County Virginia, Grown Paved, David Plotz, identity crisis,

Approximate Word count = 317
Approximate Pages = 1 (250 words per page double spaced)

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