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 Case For Toll Roads
High-occupancy toll lanes work best on high-traffic roads. Without congestion, drivers have little incentive to pay the toll.
Creative Planning
America prides itself on being a classless society. But what if a certain class is responsible for giving cities their vitality and economic clout?
Can Community Character Survive Gentrification?
Will this Houston neighborhood be able to retain it's flavor as land prices increase due to its proximity to downtown?
The Return Of Seattle's Monorail
Seattle's monorail was operating when the city hosted the World's Fair in 1962. Only now does it look like it might get built.
Saving Suburbia?
It will take the brightest minds in architecture to save suburbia, says columnist John King.