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.
Real Estate Home Buying Websites Ranked
A respected research firm evaluates and ranks the top 20 Internet home buying sites. The future of real estate is here.
America's Lost Trains
PBS airs an excellent new documentary on the rise of high-speed rail service in the US in the 1930's.
Shrinking Philadelphia
Philadephia predicted rapid urban growth. It turns out that residents are fleeing to the suburbs. What does this mean for planning?
Houston's Transit Board Plays Hardball
The legal battle over Houston's Metro has switched into high gear. Officials are playing hardball -- with the Olympics.
Industrial Ecology Of Manhattan
Manhattan has led the way in the shift from unused industrial facilities to multimedia and new media centers.