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 Ugly Side Of Preferential Parking Districts
Preferential parking districts are a popular planning tool, but do they do the districts create "parking have-nots?"
New Cities Raise Taxes, Pay Alimony
A decade after the passage of the "revenue neutrality" law, the incorporation of new cities appears to be back as a major planning issue in California.
Senate Approves Nevada Nuclear Waste Site
Nevada's Yucca Mountain has won the dubious distinction as the nation's dumping site for nuclear waste. Lawsuits are planned.
Strip Center Investing: A Bear Market For Dummies
The shopping center sector is entering its third phase of consolidation, with investors gunning for strip centers and B-C malls.
New Urbanism Arrives In Indianapolis
Feeling that suburban growth was too impersonal, residents of Indianapolis are embracing New Urbanist developments.