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.
People Power Will Save The Silicon Valley
The Silicon Valley, according to a recent Milken Institute study, represents roughly six percent of the entire tech output in the nation.
The 'Cup-Fiti' Trend
Late at night vandals are leaving plastic-foam cups spelling out messages in chain link fences overlooking freeways in Phoenix.
Transit-Oriented Development: Moving From Rhetoric To Reality
This paper proposes new reforms and strategies to help TOD projects overcome barriers and reach their full promise.
Grassroots Approach To Master Planning
Residents of rural Fulton County have taken it upon themselves to develop a master plan to limit development in Georgia's largest undeveloped area.
Exit Strategy For 'Big Box Blight'
Charlotte city planners have a new requirement for big box planners: an exit strategy.