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.
Mixing Suburbia And Density In Baltimore
Baltimore planners are proposing what the Maryland Sun calls 'the future of suburban development.'
Linking New Urbanism And Public Art
Artist Bill Cochran links new urbanism with public art to promote diversity and join neighborhoods.
Somerville: A Test Case For Smart Growth
Somerville is a test case for the proposition that a community can be committed to smart growth in hard economic times.
Reactivating Nashville's Downtown
A strong residential component in an urban mixed-use neighborhood is completing Nashville's downtown renaissance.
A Blighted Block In San Francisco
One block in San Francisco's Tenderloin district is a microcosm of the challenges involved in planning.