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.
The Nation's Biggest Urban Design Meeting
The six WTC designs encourage over 5,000 people to debate urban design -- and what makes a design inspiring.
Top 12 Distinctive Destinations For 2002
The National Trust for Historic Preservation publishes it's annual list of the best preserved and unique communities in the United States.
The Debate Over New Urbanism
John King reviews two new books about New Urbanism: "The Seaside Debates", and "Big Plans." Can you replace suburbanism with New Urbanism?
The Fallacy Of Growth
Relentless growth is destroying Washington. The popular belief that "growth pays for growth" has been proven wrong.
Los Angeles' Worst Projects That Didn't Happen
The Downtown News publishes a list of seven mega-projects for Los Angeles that, thankfully, never got started.