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.
2002's Top Land Use Supreme Court Case
The year's key land use case before the U.S. Supreme Court is a 32-month building moratorium an unconstitutional taking of property rights.
Stupid Ideas Cause Urban Disintegration
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani wasn't afraid to identify stupid ideas that were causing the disintegration of New York City.
Profile Of L.A.'s New Transit Chief
Roger Snoble is a planner who suddenly found himself running a major transit agency.
Flashback: Are Cities Dead?
Atlantic Monthly flashes back to January, 1962, with an essay by Robert Moses on what was wrong (and right) with America's cities.
The End Of The Modern World
History may record that September 11 ended the modernist dream for cities.