Abhijeet Chavan
Abhijeet Chavan is the co-founder and former co-editor-in-chief of Planetizen.
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Abhijeet Chavan is the co-founder and former co-editor-in-chief of Planetizen and the executive producer of Planetizen Courses. He was also the chief technology officer of Urban Insight, Inc., the technology consulting firm that operates Planetizen. Abhijeet Chavan has over 20 years of technology consulting experience working with government, higher education, legal services, and non-profit clients. Abhijeet is the founder of OpenAdvocate and the creator of DLAW web platform, WriteClearly plain-language authoring tool and ReadClearly legal web glossaries. Abhijeet was named to the Fastcase 50 list of global legal innovators in 2017.
Abhijeet previously coordinated geographic information (GIS), software development, and data projects for the Imaging Systems Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also served as the information technology coordinator for the East St. Louis Action Research Project, a cross-disciplinary initiative of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign working with residents and community groups in severely distressed urban areas.Abhijeet received his Master of Architecture (M. Arch) and Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A) degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Resident Groups Organize To Oppose Development
Residents in Southern Maryland organize to control sprawl and preserve open space.
Mortgage Market Changes May Put Older Urban Areas At A Disadvantage
Changes in the multifamily mortgage market have transformed a fragmented, localized mortage market into a highly liquid one. Certain segments of the market -- in particular, small rental properties in urban areas -- may well be underserved.
Environmentalists File Suit Against WWII Memorial
The battle over a proposed World War II memorial in Washington D.C. continues with two groups filing a suit against the project.
Does Smart Growth Cause Traffic Congestion?
Wendell Cox argues that anti-sprawl measures lead to higher home prices and traffic congestion.
Satellites Help Planners Understand Sprawl
Urban planners and state agencies are using satellite-based imaging technology to learn more about urban sprawl, runoff, water quality, and other planning issues.