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.
Boomburbs!
A new type of city explodes around the edges of metropolis.
Roads Are Crucial To Transit-oriented Development
A Maryland architecture professor argues that roads, not just public transit, are necessary for a successful TOD.
Top 100 Construction Firms
The Engineering News Record publishes the top 100 construction and construction-management firms in the U.S.
Maine Town Rejects Smart Growth
Residents fight smart growth plan, charging that planners are trying to urbanize the community.
National Geographic Profiles New Urbanist Suburbs
Planners are increasingly using new urbanist and smart growth principles to build suburbs. The result is the 'New Suburb.'