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.
Preventing 'Ghost Boxes'
More communities are proposing rules that would require big box retailers to set aside money for future demolition.
Best Of Northern California Urban Design
Columnist John King offers his forecasts for best 2005 urban designs in Northern California.
The 'Growth Machine'
Our current society -- based heavily on the subdivision and development -- benefits from more people.
How Societies Destroy Themselves
Societies fail when they mismanage earth's ecosystems, explains author Jared Diamond in his latest book, 'Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed'.
New Jersey Studies PRT
New Jersey approves a study of personal rapid transit for Long Branch, a shore town just south of NYC. The New York Press calls it an 'epic boondoggle'.