{"id":19752,"date":"2026-04-26T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=19752"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:54:25","slug":"stack-pack-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/stack-pack-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Stack &amp; Pack Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many years ago, following the initiation of Agenda <a href=\"http:\/\/information-habitat.net\/agenda21\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">21<\/a> in 1992, many warned of its various threats, one being that it promoted the concept of \u201cstack &amp; pack\u201d housing. This type of housing need was based on the idea that it would protect the planet through less land use which could then be protected from human habitation. Agenda 21, Chapter <a href=\"http:\/\/information-habitat.net\/agenda21\/a21-07.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7<\/a>,&nbsp;Promoting Sustainable Human Settlement Development, outlined this change in housing and other needed transformations, which included having services within walking or biking distance, and use of mass transportation. All of this would lessen the need for cars which would again, protect the environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as this &#8216;protect the planet&#8217; narrative was slowly being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.org\/article\/2014\/03\/03\/crushing-people-into-tight-housing-wont-cut-co2-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rejected<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2026\/01\/smart-cities-integrated-urban-ecosystems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">same<\/a> propaganda <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2024\/11\/shaping-cities-future-inclusive-sustainable-and-resilient\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">players<\/a> were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2025\/10\/affordable-housing-crisis-how-can-we-redesign-cities-to-tackle-the-real-cost-of-living\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">behind<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2019\/06\/10-ways-cities-are-tackling-the-global-affordable-housing-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">narrative<\/a> shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Agenda <a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/sustainable-urbanisation-achieving-agenda-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">21<\/a>, there has been more dense housing put into place across American cities and&nbsp;this housing agenda has only accelerated since 2015 with the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goal <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">11<\/a>, Sustainable Cities &amp; Communities. But it goes much deeper than that with infiltration into local governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 1993, W.J. Clinton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democratsagainstunagenda21.com\/uploads\/4\/4\/6\/6\/4466371\/why_is_everyone_talking_about_un_agenda_21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gave<\/a> the American Planning Association (APA) a multi-million dollar grant to \u201cwrite a land use legislative blueprint for every municipality in the US.\u201d This blueprint, finished in 2002, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huduser.gov\/Publications\/pdf\/growingsmart_guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> \u201cGrowing Smart Legislative Guidebook with Model Statutes for Planning and the Management of Change\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It must be remembered that the APA is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that is in consultative <a href=\"https:\/\/esango.un.org\/civilsociety\/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&amp;profileCode=2411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">status<\/a> with the United Nations (UN) and is in <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/stakeholders\/american-planning-association-1051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.org\/events\/course\/9305345\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cooperation<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.org\/events\/course\/9216737\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">implementation<\/a> of UN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.org\/international\/sustainabledevelopment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agendas<\/a>. UN ideology is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.org\/events\/course\/9305345\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">taught<\/a> to all APA members and most city planners are APA <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Planning_Association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">members<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huduser.gov\/Publications\/pdf\/growingsmart_guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4-72<\/a>, \u201caffordable housing\u201d is addressed with recommendations to prohibit communities from creating ordinances forbidding manufactured housing; direct localities to permit accessory apartments as a right in any single family zone; require localities to include a range of housing; and require all states and local governments modify housing and zoning ordinances to permit density. Beginning on page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huduser.gov\/Publications\/pdf\/growingsmart_guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6-36<\/a>, 2(g)(h), it goes on to dictate how a \u201cRegional Comprehensive Plan\u201d should be written, and include dense housing, affordability, and mass transportation to get people out of their cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, for 24 years, indoctrinated APA city planner members have been integrating not only UN ideology into local governments, but the whole idea that there is a need for <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">affordable<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.org\/passport\/course\/9279602\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">housing<\/a>. The APA has been successfully&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/planning.org\/chapters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indoctrinating<\/a> state <a href=\"https:\/\/legislature.idaho.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sessioninfo\/2025\/interim\/250814_lhsc_other_meet_time-Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legislators<\/a>&nbsp;to create legislation that usurps local government control over its own ordinances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across America, this belief that there is an \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nlihc.org\/explore-issues\/why-we-care\/problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">affordable<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2024\/10\/25\/a-look-at-the-state-of-affordable-housing-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">housing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebsco.com\/research-starters\/politics-and-government\/affordable-housing-crisis-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crisis<\/a>\u201c is nothing more than a narrative shift advocating for the same dense housing. The underlying agenda for dense housing is the same, getting people stacked &amp; packed with walking, biking, and mass transportation to services. The 15 minute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/videos\/sdis-2021-the-15-minute-city-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">city<\/a>&nbsp;and 20-Minute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.org\/planning\/2023\/winter\/meet-the-15-minute-citys-cousin-the-20-minute-suburb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suburb<\/a> both eventually lead to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2026\/01\/smart-cities-integrated-urban-ecosystems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smart<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/uncrd.un.org\/content\/sc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">city<\/a> which is intended to do nothing more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bossecurity.com\/2025\/04\/30\/smart-city-surveillance-made-simple-from-planning-to-implementation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surveil<\/a> every activity for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intechopen.com\/chapters\/1226431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">control<\/a>. In order to accomplish this, zoning ordinances are being targeted, forcing density from single family dwellings to town homes, duplexes, multi-family, and accessory dwelling units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barack Hussein Obama, an Agenda 2030 <a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/the-press-office\/2015\/09\/27\/fact-sheet-us-global-development-policy-and-agenda-2030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">devotee<\/a>, began the initial <a href=\"https:\/\/governamerica.com\/issues\/global-issues\/un\/agenda-21\/22181-un-agenda-21-single-family-housing-declared-racist-and-unsustainable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attempt<\/a> to dismantle zoning with his Fair Housing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/helping-americans\/fair-housing-act-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Act<\/a>, using claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/americanpolicy.org\/2019\/03\/07\/the-growing-assault-on-private-property-are-single-family-homes-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">racist<\/a> discrimination in housing. This also resulted in making housing equally available to low-income families so lower cost housing had to be built. The National Affordable Housing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/hudclips\/acts-nah#preamble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Act<\/a>, Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/sites\/documents\/naha101.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">101<\/a>, \u201caffirms the national goal that every American family be able to afford a decent home in a suitable environment.\u201d This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/special-procedures\/sr-housing\/human-right-adequate-housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">affirms<\/a> the UN declaration that everyone has a <a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/topic\/housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">right<\/a> to housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local governance over zoning laws across America, from <a href=\"https:\/\/citizenportal.ai\/articles\/6450296\/Alabama\/Jefferson-County\/Jefferson-County-advances-major-zoning-update-to-add-housing-options-conservation-protections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alabama<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/boisedev.com\/news\/2026\/03\/19\/senate-starter-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Idaho<\/a>, South <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stateregstoday.com\/business\/land-use-and-zoning\/upzoning-for-increased-density-in-south-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carolina<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/news\/green-bay-zoning-code-housing-affordability-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/azcapitoltimes.com\/news\/2025\/11\/08\/why-phoenix-residents-are-clashing-over-this-new-housing-ordinance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arizona<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/themainemonitor.org\/maine-tried-zoning-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/virginiamercury.com\/2026\/04\/16\/a-new-law-will-make-it-easier-to-build-a-tiny-house-in-your-back-yard-starting-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia<\/a>, North <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcnc.com\/article\/money\/markets\/real-estate\/affordable-housing-crisis\/charlotte-udo-changes-housing-12-3-2024\/275-cced59da-9ab2-4d2a-871f-f389edc0c050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carolina<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/okoil.org\/the-missing-middle-housing-act-seeks-to-enable-higher-density-housing-acrossoklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oklahoma<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtpr.org\/montana-news\/2026-03-19\/montana-zoning-law-changes-survive-state-supreme-court-challenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Montana<\/a> losing their fight against dense zoning, are being stripped of authority to develop and control their own laws. This, in turn, strips citizen&#8217;s rights to participate in decisions about their community and its growth. And it is all coming straight out of the UN and its crony APA comrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ericacbarnett.substack.com\/p\/council-amendments-to-comprehensive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comprehensive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/boulderreportinglab.org\/2026\/03\/08\/boulder-releases-draft-comprehensive-plan-that-would-eliminate-housing-density-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plans<\/a> are being infested with this ideology, urban <a href=\"https:\/\/pollution.sustainability-directory.com\/term\/urban-densification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">densification<\/a>. Small, rural towns are also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberanalytics.com\/blog\/urban-density-in-rural-areas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">target<\/a> for increased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlouisfed.org\/community-development\/publications\/bridges\/increasing-density-a-smalltown-approach-to-new-urbanism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">density<\/a>. All of America is a target for this hoax, and it is moving rapidly because so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/blog\/2026\/02\/new-data-show-housing-affordability-concerns-across-the-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many<\/a> are drinking the kool-aid. However, there may be other hidden factors not being discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One factor may be the glut of housing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-24-106643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investors<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/finance\/3944122-investors-are-monopolizing-affordable-housing-heres-how-we-can-stop-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buy<\/a> up to use as rentals, which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2026\/01\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-stops-wall-street-from-competing-with-main-street-homebuyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">government<\/a> is attempting to address. Another reason to be cautious about dense housing is that renting is more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/story\/2025\/06\/23\/why-are-more-people-choosing-to-rent-rather-than-buy-a-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attractive<\/a>, especially for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentilium.ai\/blogs\/genz-millennial-rental-trends.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">younger<\/a> generations. They, too, have been led to believe that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sponsor-story\/address-usa\/2025\/08\/21\/how-millennials-and-gen-z-are-changing-the-housing-market\/85710175007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">responsibility<\/a> of home ownership is something that should be&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/metonic.net\/millennials-continue-to-be-largest-renter-group-in-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rejected<\/a>, preferring instead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/about\/news\/press-releases\/2023\/06\/survey-shows-households-are-willing-to-shift-to-greener-lifestyles-but-that-cost-and-convenience-are-key-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adopt<\/a> a sustainable&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.savingadvice.com\/articles\/2025\/04\/25\/10155062_7-reasons-millennials-are-choosing-to-rent-forever-and-loving-it.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lifestyle<\/a>&nbsp;by living in a smaller space with no <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2023\/01\/25\/us-population-growth-immigration-millennials-gen-z-deficit-births-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plans<\/a> to have children, not having to mess with yard work or maintenance issues, and healthier living by <a href=\"https:\/\/dupontrealestate.com\/walk-to-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">walking<\/a> to work. Plus, it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/press-releases\/redfin-reports-homebuyers-need-to-earn-35000-more-than-renters-to-afford-monthly-payments-the-smallest-gap-in-3-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cheaper<\/a> and perhaps, even with the extra housing, it is still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/news\/trends\/millennials-gen-z-households-housing-market-supply-gap-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unaffordable<\/a> and easier to continue living with family. It comes down to a lifestyle choice, not an issue of housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe the decision to not openly discuss these facts is deliberate. It would counter the narrative for dense housing. What a crafty way to build so much housing for \u201caffordability\u201d that won&#8217;t be bought by those they claim can&#8217;t afford it, but instead, in the end, be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/is-renting-the-future-of-single-family-homes-8645568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bought<\/a> for more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2024\/05\/single-family-homes-rentals-wall-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rental<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/news\/trends\/wall-street-has-spent-billions-buying-homes-a-crackdown-is-looming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">units<\/a>&nbsp;and rental <a href=\"https:\/\/realestate.usnews.com\/real-estate\/articles\/the-rise-of-built-for-rent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">communities<\/a>. An affordability message is also a cunning way to continue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2016\/01\/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-what-it-means-and-how-to-respond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">changing<\/a> the way in which we <a href=\"https:\/\/centres.weforum.org\/centre-for-urban-transformation\/initiatives\">live<\/a> while systematically dismantling our government while the government itself participates in dismantling it!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone needs to stop buying into the narratives because this whole shtick is one step closer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ev9ct5BmAcY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dream<\/a> of everyone owning nothing and still being happy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many years ago, following the initiation of Agenda 21 in 1992, many warned of its various threats, one being that it promoted the concept of \u201cstack &amp; pack\u201d housing. This type of housing need was based on the idea that it would protect the planet through less land use which could then be protected from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":13531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[525,98,1317,663],"class_list":["post-19752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions-op-eds","tag-agenda-2030","tag-agenda-21","tag-high-density-housing","tag-sustainable-development","cat-243-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19752"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19753,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19752\/revisions\/19753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}