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.
Smart Growth And The Ideal Communist City
Randal O'Toole compares smart growth communities with 1960's-era communist planning.
Harvard's Urban Planning Transition
Harvard Professor Jerold Kayden's outlines the mission of Harvard's urban planning Program.
Green Neighborhoods
The neighborhood is a building block for sustainable development.
Affordable Housing Myths
Julie Bornstein offers insight into the myths and truths about affordable housing.
The Danger Of Community Planning
John Kaliski outlines the 'democratic' challenge to urban design by community planning.