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.
New York Times Slams WTC Proposals
In an editorial, the New York Times calls the proposals for the WTC site "dreary" and "leaden", falling far short of what New York deserves.
In Pictures: Ground Zero Plans
The six plans for the World Trade Center site are published including models, site plans, skyline elevations, animations.
REIT Roll Is Still Going Strong
Mortgage real-estate investment trusts have been on a tear over the past two years, posting explosive double-digit returns. And the party isn't over just yet...
Postal Delivery Workers Try Out The Segway
The Segway Human Transporter devices will be tried by postal workers in six cities around the nation with varying geography and weather.
Self Taught Planner Or Gadfly?
In a bit of an insult to planners, the L.A. Times devote a full-page profile to a "self-taught planner and historian" who is trying to save the city from development.