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.
Basics On Noise And Weighting Filters
No matter what type of noise -- transportation noise, occupational noise, or general community noise, it helps to have an understanding of what noise is.
States Ranked By Pollution
The Environmental Defense Fund Scorecard provides pollution rankings by state. How does your state rank?
An Urban Revival for a Suburban Culture
Though they have built them rapidly and at impressive scales, Americans have rarely cherished their cities.
Economic Development Success Story
The small town of Hastings, Minnesota, has found an economic development savior in a 50-year old "enterprise facilitiator."
Sprawl: You Love It, But Dare Not Speak It's Name
CNN features an in-depth debate between Peter Calthorpe, promoting new urbanism, and Peter Gordon and Harry Richardson defending sprawl.