Category Archives: Lesson Ten

U.S. Cities That Belong to ICLEI

U.S. Cities who have a Membership in ICLEI (as printed of in 2/2013)

NOTE TO READER: It would be recommended that you not assume this listing is totally accurate, as membership roles can and do change with time. Continue reading

Sheriff Mack: The County Sheriff America’s Last Hope

From Lesson 3 we learned about the Wildlands Project and you saw the map of the Wildways showing a huge section of the U.S. being dedicated to “nature” and off limits to man. In this video Sheriff Mack talks about just how bad it is and how heavy handed the federal government has become. He also give us a solution to dealing with this and an example showing where his solution was a success.

Sample Letter to the Editor (on Complete Streets)

The letter to the editor below is an actual letter that was sent by the owner of this website to their hometown paper. The situation that triggered this letter occurred when the town was discussing their likely acceptance of a Complete Street Grant (see Lesson 4) to the tune of 3.4 million dollars from a regional government (see Lesson 7). Continue reading