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.
Using Google Maps For Demographics
Google's four-month old mapping service is being used in interesting ways to display a wide variety of demographic information.
California To Become A Real Estate Developer?
With over $5 billion in unused real estate assets, the state of California proposes the assets, 'be managed like a high-quality real estate business.'
Doing The Math On Public Transit
Otis White evaluates the claim that buying BMW SUVs for riders is actually cheaper the investing in rail.
Portable Houses Of Steel
Environmentally-friendly, modernist-designed pre-fab housing is growing in popularity.
The Next Generation Of Factory Built Homes
Factory-built houses are increasingly popular as an inexpensive solution to affordable housing.