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.
State Of The Blog In Planning
Weblogs are helping the World Wide Web realize its potential, writes Planetizen editor Abhijeet Chavan.
My Subway Map Is My Memory Album
Some people take pictures to capture memories; Kara Newman make check marks on a subway map.
Cities, EV-DO, WiMAX and Wireless?
Walt <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,personal_technology,00.html">writes</a> (subscription required, unfortunately) in the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>: <br /> <br /> <blockquote>"The most important development this year in U.S. wireless communications wasn't the headline-grabbing mergers of various wireless carriers. It was the quiet, gradual rollout by Verizon Wireless of a technology called EV-DO, which for the first time is providing broadband-speed Internet access over the air from anywhere in the cities where it has been deployed."</blockquote>
Rumblings In REITland
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are facing strong competition for investment dollars.
The World's Tallest Bridge Opens In France
The stunning Millau Bridge -- the world's new tallest road bridge -- opens in southern France.