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.
Flooding The Grand Canyon To Restore It
Glen Canyon Dam releases flood waters in massive experiment to rebuild the sandbars and beaches in the Canyon.
Los Angeles' Bicycle Kitchen
A growing number of people are using bikes in Los Angeles, and their informal headquarters has become the Bicycle Kitchen.
Developing an Open Source Content Management Strategy For E-Government
<img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//20041126-steins-chavan-egov_01.jpg" align="right" alt="Web-based communication in e-government" /> In case you missed this on Planetizen, Abhijeet has posted his presentation and proceedings paper, <a href="http://www.urbaninsight.com/~chavan/2004/urisa-cms/">Developing an Open Source Content Management Strategy For E-Government</a> from his presentation at the <a href="http://www.urisa.org/">Urban and Regional Information Systems Association</a> 42nd annual conference.
Cramped Style
How regulators derailed California's most environmentally progressive development.
Tolkien's House Designated A Landmark
Despite not having any special architectural features, the home of the famous author is given protected status.