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.
Building An Afforable Community From Scratch
South Ranch is a success story of a 195-home community developed and maintained by lower-income, first-time homeowners.
Troubled Plazas
By pushing the homeless out of public spaces, these San Francisco plazas have gone from bad to worse. John King offers a case study.
A Scandal At The EPA?
An editorial in the Wall Street Journal charges that funding at the EPA is out of control.
A Tale Of Two Arizona Cities And A Mall
Scottsdale and Phoenix are fighting over a prime mall site worth millions in development and tax revenues.
New Schools, More Sprawl
What eats up more acreage in the Phildelphia suburbs than sprawling homes? New schools.