psnack's definitions
A non-engineer who is installed as a traffic planner or other utopian public works government position, who is not qualified to make sound technical nor financial decisions, and/or makes decisions by political agenda instead of facts.
The mayor hired a sociologineer as head of the traffic department- she has only a "Social Ecology" degree and tells the engineers what to design. The sociologineer designed the housing project, and now it's abandoned.
by psnack February 2, 2009
Get the sociologineermug. The Linux command for "Change the owner and/or group of each FILE to OWNER and/or GROUP." Caution- this has other synonyms!
by psnack July 5, 2009
Get the chownmug. A public works project promoted as progressive, but actually designed to intentionally discourage auto travel, resulting in significantly reduced safety for bicyclists and pedestrians due to increased traffic congestion, and degraded local living conditions.
From Blum + Blunder.
Named after Marty Blum, Mayor of Santa Barbara, who allowed unqualified planners to construct failed projects without approval of the Architectural Board.
From Blum + Blunder.
Named after Marty Blum, Mayor of Santa Barbara, who allowed unqualified planners to construct failed projects without approval of the Architectural Board.
The hazardaround pushed through by the sociologineer was another Blumder, causing more congestion and accidents. I'm going another way; I don't want to ride my bike through that chaotic Blumder.
by psnack February 2, 2009
Get the Blumdermug. She is such an iphonatic; she takes it into the bathroom. That iphonatic has 200 apps on his iphone.
by psnack February 11, 2009
Get the Iphonaticmug. An improperly designed roundabout which takes away driving surface from an intersection and makes driving, bicycling and walking more complicated, difficult, dangerous and slower.
There is another fender bender clogging the the hazardaround. The sociologineer traffic planner approved the expensive hazardaround project despite public protest and the board rejecting it.
by psnack February 2, 2009
Get the Hazardaroundmug. A traffic hazard officially named "curb bulbout". Named after the Mayor of Santa Barbara, Marty Blum, who allowed these hazards to be constructed in street intersections.
Synonyms: "peaks of destruction", "claws of death", "street pinchers", "artery cloggers", "cyclist hazards".
Synonyms: "peaks of destruction", "claws of death", "street pinchers", "artery cloggers", "cyclist hazards".
That car hit the Blum Bump when he turned. That Blum Bump needs to be repainted red because of the tire marks.
by psnack January 27, 2009
Get the Blum Bumpmug.