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.
Learning How Not To Drive
Livable Places staff members leave their cars at home and opt for a smart growth lifestyle in Los Angeles.
Parking As A Neighborhood Asset
Why wait for rail when community parking can help create pedestrian-oriented areas, writes Mott Smith.
Art Group Wants More Non-Gated Communities
'Something there is that does not love a wall/That wants it down...'
Slurbs Are Winning
Recurring planning "urban legends" promote the decline of sprawl and suburbs. But in fact, the suburbs have already won, writes a Bloomberg columnist.
Is Your Region Entrepreneurial?
The Innovation-Entrepreneurship NEXUS, which includes the complete list of cities and their rank on the Regional Entrepreneurship Index,