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.
Oregon Learns A Hard Lesson
Why did Oregon voters pass Measure 7? Citizens were tired of heavy-handed government planners.
Infill Housing In Los Angeles: Will It Work?
What is required to make market-rate infill housing in the Los Angeles area work? The Urban Land Institute reports.
Houston's Innovative Smog Plan
Houston officials have adopted a historic pollution plan aimed at erasing pollution by 2007.
Park Asset Management
Chicago communities demonstrate real-life examples of assets-based management at work for community revitalization.
The Future Of Historic Neighborhood Schools
The National Trust Identifies serious threats to historic neighborhood schools, and calls for major public policy changes.