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.
How Much Does Growth Cost?
A study in Georgia reveals that housing is far more costly than business, farms or forests, and bring in far less revenue.
Urban Chic In Tulsa
New urbanist infill development sprouts in Tulsa, and downtown living becomes cool.
What To Do When A Big-box Retailer Comes Knocking?
The Philadelphia Inquirer features a four-part series, on new uses for abandoned big-box store sites.
TeleCom City: Redevelopment Gone Wrong?
An effort to build a new "TeleCom City" in Everett, just outside Boston, pits government redevelopment against business property rights.
Enron Field. Oops.
The Houston Astros want to get out of a naming rights agreement for its ballpark, saying the name is tarnished.