More Fraud and Deceit Masked by New 2014 Terminology

The architects and supporters of the Sustainable Development movement both abroad and at home are routinely in the process of changing terms to define their initiatives and agenda. In fact, the early implementers of Agenda 21 in America knew better than to call this...

Yarn Bombing

Yarn bombing is the latest global street art phenomenon. Sometimes called “Grandma Graffiti,” the idea is to clothe ordinary, mundane objects with brightly colored knitted frocks. Artists sneak out into the night and crochet just about anything that suits...

The American Smart Dream~Part II

Today and in the past, social engineers have been defining the ideal plan for human settlements.  The Thoreau Institute published an article in May 2005 called Smart Growth and the Ideal City.1 In the article, what appears to be a contemporary description of smart...

The American Smart Dream~Part I

Every American has the opportunity to own private property and for those who own land or who dream of owning land, their American Dream is threatened by a massive initiative known to us now as Smart Growth/Sustainable Development. As our country copes with dwindling...

Counting Trees in San Diego

Recently, while scanning the news in the San Diego Union Tribune, I came across this article about “Taking Inventory of County’s Trees”.  The article describes Robin Rivet’s  “ambitious effort to map every urban tree in San Diego...

Traffic Calming and Road Diets

The American Planning Association developed a smart growth planning ‘newspeak’ during the 90s. Planning departments all around the country are adopting this new language. Click here for more buzz words. These photos are evidence that smart growth planning...