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.
How To Fix Urban School Design And Development
Former California State Architect Steven Castellanos outlines the changes that would be required to change how schools are designed and built if they are to become centers of communities.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Bloggers
Northern California's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is the subject of a wide variety of blogs, which chronicle the good, the bad, and the, well, ugly.
The Nexus Between The Built Environment And Public Health
Los Angeles' new Planning Director Gail Goldberg, and California Endowment head Dr. Robert Ross discuss how to build healthy communities through smart planning.
Building Florida's Communion Community
Domino's Pizza magnate Tom Monaghan is betting on his New Urbanist vision of a faith-based community outside of Naples, Florida.
Supreme Court Wetlands Decision: Depends On Your Point Of View
The Supreme Court rules that the federal government does not have the power to reach far upstream to protect every wetland in a watershed. Depending on your choice of news source, the decision protects the environment, or limits regulation.