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.
Wal-Mart Is Moving Downtown
A new era in American retailing has arrived: Wal-Mart stores are now desired mall tenants along with specialty shops and department stores.
Buying Your Way Into HOV Lanes
Allowing drivers to buy their way into carpool lanes without the requisite number of passengers has become one of the hottest trends in transportation.
The Future Of Transport Planning Isn't What It Used To Be
A new paper by VTPI examines various demographic, economic and market trends that affect travel demand, and their implications for transport planning during the next century.
The Microneighborhood
How do the hip decide where to go now that Manhattan and Brooklyn have gentrified? By creating zones of hipness as small as a single block.
Downtowners Still Love Their Cars
Residents are moving into downtown Los Angeles -- but this LA, after all, and only 7% of these transplants are using public transit.