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.
'Mafioso Mansions' On The Florida Coast
A Planning Commissioner offers the name for enormous, opulent homes on tiny waterfront lots.
Rethinking The Interstate's State-Federal Relationship
As Interstate Highway System approaches the 50-years mark, the system's future is becoming a subject of growing discussion.
Broadband Nation
Business 2.0 provides an overview of leading-edge broadband implementers across the US.
Minneapolis: Great Architecture, Clean Streets
San Francisco urban affairs columnist John King visits Minneapolis and concludes that the city confirms everything he knows about cities.
Getting Free Of Freedom Tower
New security questions about the siting and design of Freedom Towerprovide a valuable opportunity to weigh what it's all about.