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.

Sprawling Cities, Dangerous Cities

Wide roads, speeding traffic and a lack of crosswalks or sidewalks can make walking a deadly activity.

Priced Out Of The Nation's Capital

Developers and housing advocates disagree about the merits of mandatory affordable housing provisions

Top Word For 2004: 'Blog'

Merriam-Webster Inc. announced that the word "blog" was the "<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/11/30/words.of.the.year.reut/index.html">most looked-up word</a>" [CNN] this year. The word will be a new entry in the next edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary.<br /> <blockquote><br /> A four-letter term that came to symbolize the difference between old and new media during this year's presidential campaign tops U.S. dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's list of the 10 words of the year.</blockquote>

Employer Offers Hybrid Car Purchase Incentive

Firm offers 'biggest, wildest hybrid incentive' -- $5,000 to its employees who purchase qualifying vehicles.

D.C. Stadium Wins Approval, But Community Reinvestment May Lose

D.C. City Council passes baseball stadium bill, but mayor removes promised school and library funding.