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.
Historic Estate Plan Draws Opposition
Charles Carroll descendants' may allow development of their Doughoregan estate. (Carroll is the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.)
Treasure Valley Home Sales Set Record
Idaho's Treasure Valley single-family home sales and dollar value break records.
The Power of Infilltration
Planning Magazine examines how cities are encouraging multifamily projects and higher densities.
Prefab Housing For The Masses
Prefabricated housing used to be a dirty word in the housing business. Today, many designer prefab houses are an affordable and elegant solution -- maybe even the "holy grail of modernism".
Schools Curb Energy Costs By Building Green
School officials in Oregon are learning a thing or two from a prototype uber-green classroom near Salem, which uses a large skylight and other technologies to enhance and regulate the natural light coming into the space.