Monthly Archives: May 2014

Homelessness Along Rivers & Creeks

Posted on May 29, 2014 by David H Lukenbill

This article from California Planning & Development Report is a classic example of the inability of dealing effectively with illegal camping by the homeless—and the huge environmental degradation resulting—along rivers and creeks in San Jose, even with the presence of … Continue reading →

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Infrastructure Approval

Posted on May 28, 2014 by David H Lukenbill

Right now, it is a horror to get approved and takes forever, but this article from Governing Magazine indicates it might be speeding up, which is very good news. An excerpt. State and local leaders know first-hand that transportation improvements … Continue reading →

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Antarctic Ice Meltdown, Another View

Posted on May 27, 2014 by David H Lukenbill

Anytime fevered proclamations demands instant action—which may be devastating to our economy—it is prudent to look at the other view, and this from CFACT is pertinent. An excerpt. You just can’t beat the timing of two breathlessly announced reports suggesting … Continue reading →

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Parkway Ranger Law Enforcement Activity Report

Posted on May 23, 2014 by David H Lukenbill

Though they haven’t yet gotten back to the monthly online reports that were produced for a couple years a few years ago, there are two posted for this year, a big improvement over the one produced from 2013. Access at … Continue reading →

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Infill Development

Posted on May 22, 2014 by David H Lukenbill

Though I am a dedicated suburban community advocate, I also appreciate the deep value of creating more housing in Sacramento’s urban core, so this story from the Sacramento Bee, reporting on just that, is very good news. An excerpt. Big … Continue reading →

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Best of the Burbs

Posted on May 21, 2014 by David H Lukenbill

The initial comment in this otherwise excellent lead-in to a new series in the Sacramento News & Review, is somewhat off-base, as most Sacramento suburbs are extremely well planned, to serve their primary purpose—housing families—and are very walkable, especially the … Continue reading →

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Increasing Suburban Housing, Part Two

Posted on May 20, 2014 by David H Lukenbill

In part one yesterday, we noted the success of a local suburban community development against an environmentalist law suit; and in a recent article by Thomas Sowell, the larger view on what happens when housing is restricted by law suits … Continue reading →

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Increasing Suburban Housing, Part One

Posted on May 19, 2014 by David H Lukenbill

This is a very good thing, a strategy our organization supports strongly as the beauty of the Parkway is largely determined by the corresponding beauty of the suburban communities surrounding it, which we wrote about in our 2012 Research Report … Continue reading →

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Climate Catastrophe Ahead!…Whoops

Posted on May 15, 2014 by David H Lukenbill

Well gee, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, as reported in this story from The Daily Caller, Antarctic sea ice coverage is growing So glaciers are melting, a claim yesterday’s post noted, but sea ice is growing; … Continue reading →

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Climate Catastrophe Ahead!

Posted on May 14, 2014 by David H Lukenbill

Well, the focus has been renewed on this for a few days—headlines in our Sacramento Bee—even though the events being written about as so horrific might only happen hundreds of years hence; but the show must go on I suppose; … Continue reading →

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