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.
Modular Housing: The Future Of Housing?
A modular housing frame can be assembled in one day, and is ready for move-in eight weeks later -- for under $50,000.
Combatting Sprawl With A Radical Tax Plan
California legislators are considering a radical new tax-sharing plan that would change sales tax incentives on land use.
Boston's New Intelligent Transportation System
When Boston's new Central Artery opens in 2003, it will be nation's largest, most sophisticated, and most expensive system.
Proximate-commute Mapping
Wouldn't it be interesting if commuters could "swap" jobs for a closer job to their home?
Baltimore's New Transit Plan
Baltimore's transit planners have offered recommendations that would double the area's rail service over 40 years.