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.
Downtown LA's Last Big Open Space
KCRW features special "Which Way LA?" discusson on the future of the Cornfields and Chinatown in downtown Los Angeles. Audio archive available.
Easy Permits -- On The Web
Companies that have become accustomed to a six-week delay in applying for an general permits can now register for one in about six minutes.
A Price Tag on California's Beaches
Economists are coming up with dollar values for California's most popular beaches. Ammenity valuations could have dramatic impacts on land use decisions.
The American City in A.D. 2025
What will our cities be in 25 years? The question calls up a caricature, a grotesque vision of ultimate ghettoization.
Telecom Hotels Revitalize Urban Cores
Developers are turning faded structures into "telecom hotels," rebuilding the pillars of the old economy. Cities need to figure out how to take advantage of these assets.