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.
Perfect Distortion
Researchers use the physics of diffusion to create a new generation of maps, called cartograms.
The Future Of The East Asian Cities
Joel Kotkin consider whether the world's largest cities in East Asia have hit their growth limits.
The World's Largest Park?
The creation of a new Western Sydney Parklands is predicted to be the largest park in the world.
How Public Transit Pays For Itself
Proximity to transit often increases property values enough to offset some or all of transit system capital costs.
Oregon's Vistas May Get Less Scenic
Long a model for protecting rural areas, the state faces a property-rights backlash that could ripple nationwide.