Chris Stines is Planetizen's former Editor and the founder of Urban Insight, a leading digital agency. Chris has 25 years of experience in technology consulting and urban planning and has served as a consultant to public sector state, county, and local agencies, Fortune 500 private firms, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Dreier: Katrina and Power in America
The Katrina disaster exposed the major fault lines of American society and politics: class and race. It offers lessons for urban scholars and practitioners, writes Peter Dreier of Occidental College in this academic journal article.
San Francisco Mayor Rejects New Downtown Parking Ordiance
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoes the planning department's plan to reduce parking requirements in San Francisco's downtown (C-3) district.
Eliminating L.A.'s 'Box Cities'
The Los Angeles Police Department considers permanently ridding downtown Los Angeles's skid row area of it 'ubiquitous tent and box cities'.
China's Non-Existent Eminent Domain Protections
A rise of new money and power groups in China has widened the gap between rich and poor, urban and rural.
High Property Taxes Driving A New Revolt
Several states are eyeing moves to cap tax growth after property values have soared.