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.
The Emerging Virtual Worlds
<p>Industry observers are linking the emergence of place-based 3-D virtual worlds like Second Life, to the next generation of the Internet. IBM is the first major forunte 500 company to make a major investment in the technology.</p>
Is The Kelo Backlash Growing?
<p>A property-rights backlash appears to be building across the country as a direct result of the Supreme Court's Kelo v. City of New London decision, writes the WSJ on their editorial page.</p>
Using Google Earth To Illustrate A Comprehensive Plan
<p>A team in Durango, Colorado, uses Google Earth to visualize the city's preferred development scenario, and produces an YouTube instructional video.</p>
New Home Prices Plummet
<p>The median price of a new home dropped nearly 10% in September, 2006 -- the largest one-year decline since 1970. Home builders reduce prices to clear inventory.</p>
Fat City: Questioning The Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Obesity
<p>Researchers at the University of Toronto conclude that linking sprawl and obesity is misguided.</p>