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.
The Most Diverse Cities In The U.S.
A Diversity Index based on the new 2000 Census figures ranks Long Beach, CA as the most diverse city in the U.S.
Solving The Affordable Housing Shortage
The U.S. has a severe housing shortage, and the Christian Science Monitor speaks out on what needs to be done.
The Barbarian At The AICP Gate
Contrarian planner Rich Carson spoke at the AICP Symposium in New Orleans and provided his negative assessment of professional certification.
Is California Running Out Of Land?
A shortage of developable land in California may change how the state grows.
San Francisco Will Lose 80% Of Dot-Coms
A report by real estate company Cushman & Wakefield Inc. predicts that the dot-com industry in S.F. will collapse in the next year.