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.
California's 'Lifestyle Bills'
Legislators have unveiled a package of proposals being called 'lifestyle bills' aimed at limiting sprawl, reducing traffic and increasing housing.
Hybrid Centers And Power Towns
First there were malls, then outlet malls. Then came power centers followed by lifestyle and town centers. Now there is a new type: "Hybrid centers" or "power towns"
Prince Charles Blasts UK Planners
Prince Charles launches an attack on the 'cavalier attitude' of Britain's architects and planners.
Can American-Type Sprawl Happen In The U.K.?
A professor from England visiting Arizona wonders if America's dangerous exurban growth will find its way to the UK.
World City Competitiveness Index
A new Brookings Institution report ranks world cities based on competitiveness.