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.
New San Francisco Muni Chief To Make Over $300K
The top candidate to run San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency would make $322,450 per year, slightly less than the national average.
The Case For Subsidizing Car Ownership
To be a fully functioning citizen in this country today, a car is a virtual necessity; so the federal government should subsidize a set of wheels and the commute to work.
The Condo Conversion Craze
New data suggest that condo converters are buying apartments with near-religious fervor. The Slatin Report rundowns the top 20 markets.
New Markets Tax Credit Comes Of Age
Are 'New Markets Tax Credits' the vehicle to improve community and economic development in ways America has never seen?
Northern California's Most Despised Roadways
The San Jose Mercury News compiles a list of the 'worst of the worst' rodas in Northern California, according to it readers.