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.
Old Mill Camp May See Chips Fly Yet Again
Somoa, a former mill town 300 miles north of San Francisco, has offered itself for sale as an opportunity for historic preservation or affordable housing.
LA's Red Busses Win Praise
MTA's new red busses are a surprisingly successful experiment for LA's public transportation system.
Nothing Left to Lose
Only radical strategies can help America's most distressed cities.
San Francisco: Redeveloping the Rules?
San Francisco Chronicle editorial questions the trade off between breaking planning laws and bringing desired development into downtown San Francisco.
Downtown LA's Dot-Com Boom
Downtown Los Angeles is drawing the interest of dot-coms looking for lower rents.