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.
Should Battery Park City be Privatized?
The first CEO of New York's Battery Park City calls for a $3 billion selloff and a $300 million growth spurt at the historic mixed-use development.
Mike Davis On Katrina: Disaster As A Tool For Gentrification
Will Hurricane Katrina prove to be "the biggest, most brutal urban-renewal project Black America has ever seen?"
Permitting Tree Houses
Only in Los Angeles... A posh kids' treehouse in Brentwood inspires the ire of his neighbor who calls in LA's building inspector to shut down construction.
Manhattan Density Comes to Vegas
Construction begins on Las Vegas' new $1.8 billion Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino, a mixed-use high rise towering over 600 feet on the strip.
The Granny Flat Grows Up
Santa Cruz is encouraging infill by offering blueprints for seven prototype accessory dwelling units.