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.
Calthorpe Leads New Orleans Regional Planning Effort
A team of planners led by Peter Calthorpe hold their first workshops to develop a new regional planning effort in Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Teardowns: Costs, Benefits, and Public Policy
The teardown phenomenon has attracted much public attention. Daniel P. McMillen examines the case of the historic Chicago suburb of Kenilworth to determine the costs, benefits and public policy surrounding teardowns.
Spent Nuclear Fuel Edges Closer To Yucca
The Department of Energy has announced a timeline for the nuclear-waste site, as opposition intensifies in Nevada.
Atlanta's Hot Real Estate Sale
An investor from Los Angeles grabs Atlanta's tallest tower for its biggest price.
The Growth of the Aerotropolis, Or Airport City
As global competition increases, mega airports are becoming more prevalent, and more important. From Dubai to Hong Kong to Bangkok to India, these emerging 'airport cities', or 'aerotropolis' are being designed as the center of new urban regions.