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 End Of Cities?
Does the Digital Age require us to redraw government boundaries or eliminate them entirely?
Electricity, Blackouts and Deregulation
Utility bills are soaring because of inaccurate estimates of how much power would be needed to fuel an economy based on high-tech.
Tighter Growth Controls In Contra Costa
A new and powerful coalition shatters long-standing geographic and class boundaries to fight sprawl.
LA Weekly On LA's Neighborhood Councils
The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, created to run LA's new neighborhood councils, is under fire.
GIS's New Open Standards
New standards and easy-to-use tools expand the ability to use and share geospacial data.