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.
Profile And History Of L.A.'s Skid Row
The Los Angeles Times takes a gritty look at a 50-block area of "grime, despair, struggle and hope known as skid row."
Amateur Enviro-spies
To catch polluters, the government is turning to volunteers with digital cameras.
How Did The Census Bureau Get It So Wrong?
It turns out that the sky is not falling on cities, writes Carol Coletta in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.
World Population Heading Rapidly Toward 7 Billion
There has been a complete shift in population growth. Ninety-nine percent of population growth for the foreseeable future will be in developing countries.
Book Review: Universities And The Battle For Sustainable Neighborhoods
Few institutions of higher learning apply their knowledge and resources directly to the problems of poverty and housing.