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.
The Economics Of Hurricanes
How vulnerable is the U.S. south to year after year of Katrinas? Should cities like New Orleans be abandoned to return to salt marshes or ocean?
How A Subway Finds Its Voice
After nearly a decade, the voice of the Washington D.C. Metro is up for grabs.
A Market Response To Eminent Domain
BB&T, the country's ninth-largest bank, announces that it will not make commercial loans to developers who plan private projects on land seized via eminent domain.
Why We Need Suburbia
Suburban growth has kept our cities livable while they expand, and attempts to limit suburban growth ignore important historical trends, writes Joel Kotkin.
Australia Planning Institute Responds To Housing Study
The Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) disagrees with Demographia's recent study on housing affordability.