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.
CA Construction Defect Rules May Change
Developers say they don't want to buildattached housing units in California because of liability for alleged construction defects.
Anti-terror Urban Design
Architects and planners are figuring out how to design terror-reistant structures without creating a fortress mentality.
HUD Acts On RESPA
Housing agency expected to loosen up on kickback rules.
Celebration Facing Growth Pressures
Celebration residents fight to keep hotel rooms out.
WTC Re-design Needs Bold Strokes, Not Banality
Paul Goldberger questions the rationales behind the proposed WTC re-designs unveiled last week.