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.
Reflections on Regionalism
Devolution in governance is changing how we organize public investments in transportation, workforce and housing.
Inside City Parks
Inside City Parks, a new reprort, from The Trust for Public Land and the Urban Land Institute analyzes park systems in the nation's 25 largest cities.
Electric Vehicle Showdown
California's zero emissions vehicle mandate is at stake. Will it be postponed again? Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters reports.
Unintended Sprawl In Colorado?
Colorado ballot initiative critics predict efforts to curb sprawl might push it where no growth laws are in effect.
More Dot-Com Development Backlash
An influx of high-tech's new rich is changing face of getaway cities, raising prices and residents' ire.