Intro
Mission Statement: Self Reliance, Independence and A Future.Ideas for building a better world. The site covers topics like placemaking, economic development and community development.
Eclogiselle (long E, long O and the name Giselle) comes from: Eclogue + GIS + Elle because the woman author of the site has an incomplete BS in Environmental Resource Management, a Certificate in GIS and knows a smattering of various languages.
Related Works by the Same Person
Sample Sites
Pedestrian Coast
Downtown Aberdeen
Aberdeen Art and Music
Art Drives
Glass Fusion Art
Watercolor by Mery
See also: Samples of my Website Work for Hire
Blogs
Project SRO
Mic Digs
Escaping the American Nightmare
Mom Turned Gamer
Walking While American
Reddits
r/8l8
It's a butterfly and references my concept of the emerging butterfly economy rooted in how the internet and related technologies are transforming the global economic landscape.
r/HousingWorks
A space for gathering information related to my efforts to write about problems with housing and how we might address them, a la the above listed website Project SRO.
r/CitizenPlanners
A space for Citizen Planners to discuss their work and further their professional development. A citizen planner is typically an ordinary person doing community development work on a part-time basis, such as a volunteer, board member for a local nonprofit or part-time elected official.
(People with big bucks to throw at what is essentially a hobby get called philanthropists.)
r/UrbanForestry
Urban forestry advocates the role of trees as a critical part of the urban infrastructure. The definition of a forest is enough trees to establish a canopy.
r/Walkable
A space for trying to gather good examples, thoughts and ideas on what makes a place walkable and how to foster more of that for towns of 50,000 people or fewer.
r/TransitOrientedDesign
A space for gathering transit and TOD resources.
Yes, I have a Patreon and take tips.
20 November 2025