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.
Exodus To The Suburbs And Beyond Continues
Despite anecdotal evidence to the contrary, the core areas of the nation's major metropolitan areas are experiencing major net domestic migration losses, according to Wendell Cox.
The Wal-Mart Effect
Is Wal-Mart the goliath that is reshaping America?
Is There A 'War Against Suburbia'?
Joel Kotkin charges that suburban living is under attack by planners and environmentalists, and the frontline is Los Angeles, where L.A.'s new mayor has declared suburbs 'an old concept.'
Has Las Vegas Become Too Hot For Even Big Developers?
A noted builder backs down in Las Vegas as construction costs wipe out margins. Is it smart business, or the start of something bigger?
Hybrid Houses
This could be the year that skyrocketing heating prices, plus incentives, really push efficient homes.