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.
Debunking ALA's 'State Of The Air' 2005 Report
The American Enterprise Institute's Joel Schwartz offers his annual column explaining why ALA's 'State of the Air' report is misleading again in 2005.
Ranking The Cities With The Dirtiest Air, 2005
The American Lung Association publishes its annual report on the state of the nation's air.
Citizens Should Demand Higher Gas Prices
A new paper evaluates public policy options for responding to rising fuel prices.
The Social Benefits Of Parks
Across the nation, neighbors are learning that banding together to create a new park can leave a community with a lot more than new swing sets and picnic tables.
Interactive municipal broadband legislative map
<img src='http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//20050503csusmap.gif' align="right" alt='muni map' /> <a href="http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/63145">Broadband Reports</a> reports on CNET's <a href="http://news.com.com/Municipal+broadband+and+wireless+projects+map/2009-1034_3-5690287.html">national map</a> which offers a state-by-state summary of developing fiber or Wi-Fi projects, and the legal barriers states are are facing in implementing these projects.<br /> <br /> From a <a href="http://news.com.com/Cities+brace+for+broadband+war/2009-1034_3-5680305.html">CNET article</a>