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.
Cambridge's $1.2B Smart Growth Community
North Point is a "once-in-a-century opportunity for courageous city planning."
Landlocked On The Lakefront
Cleveland natives call it "The North Coast Of America", but physical barriers prevent most of them from actually enjoying it.
Will Planners Learn From September 11?
Following the September 11 tragedies, many architects and planners are questioning the beliefs that led to the development of the WTC towers.
It's Simple Economics: Build Transit
A Seattle research group concludes that, dollar for dollar, public transit is a much better investment that highways.
St. Paul's Urban Village
The city of St. Paul is beginning work on the housing-focused North quadrant of it's new urban village concept near Lowertown.