FEATURED ARTIST: CHUCK MILLER
Left: 22 miles to the south of the Tecolote Canyon in San Diego, the population of Tijuana, Mexico grows near 5 percent* a year: far faster than official infrastructure can accomodate.
Right: A 2 square mile segment of Clairemont Park Interfacing Tecolote Canyon Park in San Diego has 3.72 homes for every 1 that occupies the canyon rim. Median property value of home on the rim: $439,000. Median property value of the mesa: $395,000**.
References
*http://www.icfdn.org/publications/blurredborders/39sdtjataglance.htm
**http://www.zillow.com/homes/map/north-clairemont,-San-Diego_rb/#/homes/for_sale/map/north-clairemont,-San-Diego_rb/32.807278,-117.1914156,32.804992,-117.198925_rect/17_zm/
You prove the power of juxtapositon with this contrasting geography of human settlement. And only 22 miles apart, that is the kicker!