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.
Commercial Real Estate At A Turning Point?
Two large commercial real estate Internet companies merge. Is this a turning point for the Internet real estate industry?
Planning Updates From Washington
Brownfields bill clears Senate committee; smart growth bills slated for reintroduction.
How State Policies Affect The Health Of Cities
This paper examines city-suburban fiscal disparities and shows that state tax policies may be exacerbating urban fiscal conditions.
San Francisco: Doom And Gloom
Now that the dot-com rush is over, the real estate market in San Francisco is changing. Will the rest of the U.S. follow?
New Urbanism: A Fashionable Housing Trend?
The Sun-Sentinel seems amazed that people would want to live in downtown and calls new urbanism a fashionable new housing trend.