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.
Large-scale Urban Interventions: The Case of Faria Lima in Sao Paulo
Large-scale urban redevelopment projects raise many questions about the impacts of subsequent development. They often use new fiscal or regulatory instruments, and affect land prices and infrastructure.
California's Central Valley Farmland At The Tipping Point?
Most of the counties and major cities in California's Central Valley are failing to make significant progress at preserving farmland in the nation's most important agricultural region, according to this new study from the American Farmland Trust.
Sun(burned) - A Review of Sun's 'Environmentally Friendly' T2000 Server
<em>Note to readers: Justin Emond is a project manager and web developer at <a href="http://www.urbaninsight.com/">Urban Insight</a>, and a former IT manager for the University of Southern California's School of Theatre.</em><br /> <br /> <strong>By Justin Emond <br /> My First Experience with a Sun Server.</strong><br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files/20060420-sun-surefire.jpg" alt="Sun Fire T2000 Server" align="right"/>I was excited when the company I work for decided to take advantage of Sun's <a href="http://www.sun.com/emrkt/trycoolthreads/index.jsp">Try and Buy program</a>
Does The 'Broken Windows' Theory Really Work?
Law professor Bernard E. Harcourt argues that the "broken windows" theory has be en proven not to be an effective crime-fighting technique. But LA Police Chief William J. Bratton, who has built his career on the theory, will not be easily convinced.
Backstory: Can The Motor City Walk?
Leaders in Detroit are starting to rethink the city's car-happy habitat and history.