"We cannot leap into world government in one quick step … [T]he

precondition for eventual globalization - genuine globalization - is

progressive regionalization. Because thereby we move toward larger,

more stable, more cooperative units." Zbigniew Brzezinski , former US

National Security Adviser (1977-1981) 1995

Regionalism - Path to Global Collectivism

Under the control of the COMMUNIST United Nations

Regionalism - Path to Global Collectivism

Whether they can define it or not, all people understand the concept of 'hierarchy'. Hierarchy is theorder of rank. The Boss outranks the Employee. The General outranks the Private.In legal systems, the same principle applies. The 'free trade' international agreements are regionalagreements that supercede U.S. domestic law. So effectively, what is happening with the 'FreeTrade Area of the Americas (FTAA) - aka the North American Union is that a legal system is beingbuilt that outranks the U.S. government - and the U.S. system of government under theConstitution is being subverted. That was the intention of the people who started all this 'freetrade' frenzy. The proof is that in 1992, George H.W. Bush signedExecutive Order 12803orderingthe sell-off of U.S. infrastructure assets. When a business sells off its assets, what does it mean?When a government sells off its assets, it means the same thing - Going Out of Business.End of U.S. sovereignty. End of the United States as a nation.United States Department of Transportation -

Federal Highway Administration

Planning

Megaregions: Literature Review of the Implications for U.S.Infrastructure Investment and Transportation Planning

From Executive Summary:In the twenty-first century, the United States faces increasing challenges in terms of economic competitiveness, quality of life, traffic congestion, aging transportationinfrastructure, and scarcity of natural resources. These challenges are particularly difficultbecause they are not confined to traditional geographic or political borders, but arise fromthe interactions between cities and regions. In order to address these challenges, local,state, regional, and federal actors may be well served by planning for criticalinfrastructure on a scale larger than has been common in transportation and regionalplanning history and practice. One potential approach to address these challenges, andtake advantages of the opportunities that arise from growing urban agglomerations, is theidea of the “megaregion.” Megaregions: Literature Review of the Implications for U.S. Infrastructure Investment andTransportation Planning was prepared for the U.S. Department of Transportation, FederalHighway Administration by the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for QualityGrowth and Regional Development. The report summarizes recent literature and placescurrent megaregion research within the context of both previous regional planning effortsand selected regional planning initiatives, related to transportation infrastructureinvestment, both inside and outside the United States.

United States Department of Transportation -

Federal Highway Administration

Planning

Megaregions: Literature Review of the Implications for U.S.Infrastructure Investment and Transportation Planning

For

U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Highway Administration

Dr. Catherine L. Ross, Principal Investigator

Center For Quality Growth and Regional Developmentat the Georgia Institute Of Technology

September 2008

FHWA-BAA-HEPP-02-2007

Deliverable 1b:

a report comprised of case studies that summarize the application of large-scaleregionalism in the U.S. and abroad and the existing literature on megaregions.

Submitted to:

U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Highway AdministrationOffice of Planning, HEPP-201200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590Point of Contact: Supin Yoder

Submitted by:

Georgia Tech Research Corporation

(A Non-profit, State Controlled Institution of Higher Education)

Principal Investigator: Dr. Catherine L. Ross

(catherine.ross@coa.gatech.edu)

Co-PIs:

Jason Barringer, Jiawen Yang

Researchers:

Myungje Woo, Jessica Doyle, Harry West, with Adjo Amekudzi and Michael MeyerGeorgia Institute of TechnologyCollege of ArchitectureCenter for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD)760 Spring Street, Suite 213Atlanta, GA 30332-0790Phone: (404) 385-5133, FAX: (404) 385-5127

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Section I. Overview

Research Background B.

Report Organization 3.

Section II. Foundations and Methods of Delineation

Examining the Literature 1.

Regionalism 2.

Globalization 3.

Global Climate Change