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.
How Google Earth Works
Nature explains the technology behind Google Earth and how the sphere of the planet's surface is converted to a polygon made up of flat tiles.
LA Police Department's 'Architectural Armor'
L.A.'s architecture critic tears into the "conflicted" design of the Los Angeles Police Department's new headquarters building in downtown Los Angeles.
A Growing Planning Revolt In Sydney?
New South Wales Sustainability Commissioner Peter Newman is fired as the state's sustainability commissioner.
How To Make Massive Infrastructure Improvements With No Money
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's infrastructure program bumps into California's 21st century reality.
The Secret Life Of Old New Orleans
In Philadelphia, an exhibition of historic photos of the Big Easy is being viewed in a new light.