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.
Best Places To Retire Near Cities
Charles Longino, a professor of gerontology, identifies the best retiree locales that are close to major metropolitan areas by using FBI and U.S. Justice Department crime statistics and housing costs.
Are Gas Prices Causing Drivers To Switch To Public Transit?
USA Today reports that public transit systems across the United States are seeing an increase in ridership, presumably due to rapidly increasing gas prices.
A New Metric Model for Economic Development?
A study of the Northeast Ohio economy provides a different way of analyzing and tracking the impact of economic development initiatives by mathematically analyzing economic data and determining there are eight key factors of regional economic growth.
Ground Zero Intolerance?
The government's plans to move Ground Zero forward are a big step back in time, writes Peter Slatin.
Land Use Efficiency And Farmland Preservation In China
China is land poor. Only about one-third of its total land area can be utilized productively for agriculture. Several measures have been introduced with the aim of protecting farmland, especially farmland with the greatest production potential.