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.
Friday Funny: Chicago's Supersized McDonalds
McDonald's tries to pack value into design in its huge new 50thanniversary restaurant, which opened in Chicago.
LA 'Crash Pads' Increasingly Popular
Crash pads (or the pied-à-terre) have long been popular in Paris, Hong Kong, New York and Chicago. Now they're becoming popular in Los Angeles.
FBI Targets Eco-Terrorists
FBI identifies eco-terrorists as the nation's top domestic threat.
San Francisco's Bicycle 'Policy Framework'
San Francisco moves closer to being bicycle-friendly by approving a policy framework to make pro-bicycle planning part of The City's general plan.
Chaos To Condos: Lower Manhattan's Rebirth
rly four years after 9/11, there are more homes, grassy parks -- and new challenges, too.