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.
More On RFP Sins...
<img src="http://www.eastprovidenceri.net/img/ep-aerial.jpg" align="right" alt="City of East Providence, Rhode Island" />I got a slew of responses (some positive, some not) on my post, "<a href="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/archives/2005/12/20/341/">Top 8 Sins For RFPs</a>". The best response came from Chelsea Pierce, an Associate Planner with the City of East Providence, Rhode Island , who offers a few of her proposal pet peeves. Chelsea writes:<br /> <br /> <blockquote>Great list of RFP sins! I'll keep those things in mind when I write my next one. I have a few proposal submittal pet peeves I'd like to share - small things, really, but also things that drive me bananas.</blockquote>
D.C.'s Metrobus: A Model of Inefficiency
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The Case For 'Passive Survivability' In Building Codes
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Tsunami Priority: Homes
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As the number of people in Homeowner Associations has exploded from 2 million nationwide in 1970 to more than 54 million now, disputes become more expensive, and more frequent.