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.
Americans Look To The Next Baja Boom Town
Seeking warmer weather and a relaxed pace of life, many Americans are buying homes even farther south of the US border.
FEMA Insurance Policies Promote Poor Land Use
FEMA's willingness to insure high-risk coastal property is driving coastal development that is destroying environmentally-sensitive areas, and wasting taxpayer funds, writes David Helvarg, president of the Blue Frontier Campaign.
The Gold Standard For Town-Gown Relations
A conference Of Univeristy city mayors praises the Penn-Philadelphia relationship as a 'model of the way universities and cities can work together'.
First Transit System To Go Wireless
San Francisco's BART becomes the first transit system in the nation to offer wireless access on all underground trains.
The U.S. Replacement For Oil: Shale?
Increasing scarcity of oil and improved technology have renewed interest in oil shale production. New legislation opens 35% of federal oil shale lands to private industry.