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.
California's Sacred And Mad Property Tax System
The process by which property taxes are paid in California is at the root of California's fiscal problems. But when it comes to touching the system, even Governor Schwarzenegger is a 'Girlie Man'.
Public Transit Won't Work As Long As Parking Is Free
Even if Los Angeles builds a larger rail system, few will take it if parking is free, argues professor Donald C. Shoulp.
Is the CDBG Program America's Worst Urban Initiative?
Is the Bush administration right to put the community-development block grant out of its misery?
Fixing LA's Traffic By Making It 'Cool' To Not Drive
William Fulton offers a roadmap for the city's new mayor to make it "cool to get around town without driving."
Six Solutions For Buffalo's Extreme Makeover
Despite years of quick fixes, Buffalo's decline continues. Is it time for a major 'state-wide surgery'?