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.
NY Subway Identified As Possible Terror Target -- System On Alert
New York City increases subway security after a "specific" threat to the city's subway is announced.
How And Where to Build Schools
TPR interviews Dwayne Mears of the California-based Planning Center, who offers guidance on how to comply with the school district regulations and to build better, more effective schools.
States Take On Feds Over Environment
State-led lawsuits and environmental initiatives are changing the face of US environmental regulation.
Smart Code Expert Resigns From Ventura, CA Smart Growth Dream Team
Architect and smart code expert Ann Daigle resigns suddenly from Ventura's planning department to join Andres Duany's CNU-sponsored rebuilding effort.
Is Eminent Domain The Last, Best Hope For Inner Cities?
The WSJ profiles developer Jim Koman of Koman Properties Inc., and questions whether eminent domain is the only realistic tool for growth in severely depressed urban areas like East St. Louis.