I did not mention the Sierra Club and, though a member, am not a representative of the organization. I said nothing about population growth, rather spoke of the bicycle as filling a niche in urban transportation and of the need for public participation to make transit successful.

Thanks, Genji, I will update the text.

Have you ever wondered why they termed it "smart growth" - I mean, who could be against that, right? Easy to diminish a dissenting view... same for "Sustainable Anything".

The facts are, this is a Communitarian view of planning... that's a nice way to say this is a way for your rights to be diminished for the "greater good".

Don't believe me? Read a copy of "The Ideal Communist City" published by the former Soviet Union's University of Moscow (circa 1970) well before the UN came out with the Sustainable Development definition in 1987... But the book is chock full of all the current designer planning buzz-words like "high density, mixed-use walkable, livable, less-auto dependent communities"

You should be very wary about a “Long Term Plan” – you could find your rights are abrogated at the hands of the communitarians, you know, those folks who want your plan to say ‘we must balance individual property rights with the potential rights of future generations” or other such mumbo-jumbo tripe that passes for “doing what’s best for the community” or the “greater good”…

I am fighting a different battle in the same war... "Comprehensive Planning" on a local basis... you should google "Your Town/County" + "Comprehensive Plan" and read it... wrap your head with Duct Tape in case your head explodes...

http://americanpolicy.org/2011/03/31/agenda-21-in-one-easy-lesson/

http://americanpolicy.org/
http://www.democratsagainstunagenda21.com/

"Occasionally shouting down other voices, protesters also alluded to living conditions in the Soviet Union, read from The Communist Manifesto and derided bicycling and what one woman repeatedly called "silly little green cars."

The really pertinent part of the article.

"CaSunset," we don't allow posts from people who seek to conceal their identities through the use of "screen names." The general rule of thumb is that if you wouldn't introduce yourself to someone face-to-face by that name, then you're not being up-front enough to take part in our discussions. I've kept a copy of your comment in case you did not, so if you wish to re-post with an actual name I can provide it to you, just email me at napa@patch.com. Thanks for understanding that we are all about transparency here.

Good to see that Napa Patch doesn't tolerate posting with concealed identity. This is a problem with the Napa Register where effective anonymity seems to encourage taunting and irresponsible posts. Having been unable to persuade Register management to require actual names, I no longer post to their discussions except to correct mistaken attributions to myself in articles.

I know what you mean, Genji. Not every Patch site's editor is as strict about the policy as I tend to be over here, but not everyone's community has such a glaring example of what can happen when anyone is allowed to comment under any screen name.
Patch is a gathering where we speak to one another as community members; I'm the host, and my least favorite part of that is asking people to leave when they insist on wearing masks instead of engaging face to face.
But somebody has to do it.
I appreciate your taking part in the conversations. Thanks.

Dear Louisa and other commentators: I have sent an e-mail and the explanation of why I use a common screen name known by many in my community of Newark. I take umbrage at the accusation that I "sought to conceal my identity through the use of a screen name" subterfuge. Just because you and the others do not know me, any more than you would know me by my 'other' name (Mary Shambaugh) does not imply I am a bad, sneaky person. I doubt that this would have happened had I agreed with the status quo commentary prevalent for this topic. This is the name I choose to be known as in the internet realm where privacy concerns are also of big concern these days.

Should I be willing to submit to a background check if I disagree with someone's opinion? Knowing my name will mean nothing to anyone on Napa, I am not active there. I believe in staying active in my own community. Watch what you 'assume' about others Genji, is the moral here. You know what they say about that... yet I will not be deterred. Shall we compare which types of cars we drive next and who is more concerned about the environment? What is this, the locker room? Really, accept that people will not all agree with you. If I was attempting subterfuge, I could just as easily make up a name. This was a juvenile approach to an adult situation.

Re-posting my "opinion" that was originally judged not 'inappropriate' but rather - inappropriately:

"Sustainable Development" places human beings lower on the rung of importance. If we gain the whole world, but lose our freedom to choose "who, what, where, when and why" we live here, how happy will we truly be? We already pay 54% more in electricity costs than neighboring states, and 29% more than the national average, just so we can 'invest' in renewable energy (which isn't cost-effective as its been touted) plus, there are laws against where we can place those types, such as windmills, etc.
Personally, I don't care for rude protesting, but after following this Agenda, I see these folks not having many options as effective (though I still believe rational debate is best served politely).

Will we grow so dependent on "Commune Planners" b/c their tactics price us out of choices in every aspect of our lives, that we become like China, where the people living in those mandated buildings are commiting suicide for lack of hope in a personally chosen future?

Facts are facts, The Plan is for 9 metropolitan areas in the country, where everything else is off limits, based on their own maps I've seen. No more states' rights, no more personal freedoms. Is this what we want? Can you see why these protesters are getting a little rude? I can.