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.
Earth Day 2001 Goal: One Million Trees
American Forests, the country's oldest nonprofit conservation organization, has a goal to plant one million trees for Earth Day on April 22.
First Subdivision To Shelter Ancient Sites
An innovative new housing project co-exists with an archaeological dig.
Chicago Rewrites Its Zoning Code
The city's zoning code had not be rewritten in 44 years. But rewriting it certainly isn't easy.
Reverse White Flight In The Southwest
In the U.S. Southwest, Anglos reversed "white flight" trends, and moved back into the city.
The Next Decade For Housing
The National Association of Home Builders publishes a report, "The Next Decade for Housing," which estimates that houses are getting larger.