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.
Controlled Chaos In Transportation Planning
<p>As an apparently successful experiment, several European cities are doing away with traffic signs in hopes that drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists will interact in a free and humane way.</p>
What Makes A Good Developer?
<p>City Watch Los Angeles examines the different types of real estate developers, and identifies the key factors that make for a "good" developer.</p>
Housing Market Is Fine For High-End Homes
<p>As signs of a housing bubble continue to emerge, one corner of the market seems unperturbed -- the market for homes that sell for $5 million and up.</p>
How To Keep New York Afloat
<p>With sea levels rising, once-a-century floods may become once-in-20-years events. One solution: huge storm-surge barriers.</p>
Friday Funny: First Advertising Visible From Space
<p>Kentucky Fried Chicken became the world's first logo visible from outer space by unveiling a record-breaking 87,500 square feet, updated Colonel Sanders logo in the Area 51 desert. Will cities need to begin regulating space advertising?</p>