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.
Increase Height Limits For More Housing
A new Boston redevelopment proposal would allow developers to build at twice the current height limit -- if half the building is housing.
A New Model For L.A.'s Transit Agency
A revolutionary new idea for Los Angeles' transit agency would divide operations into five geographic sectors.
Is Environmental Catastrophe Imminent?
An unnoticed report by the respected US National Academy of Sciences suggests that environmental warming could have a catastrophic impact.
Sprawl Overruns Historic Battlefields
Civil War battlefields are vanishing quickly, swallowed up as cities expand and the need for new housing increases.
Feng Shui In Sausalito
Plans for a public safety building are on hold pending criticisms about Feng Shui.