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.
Is Smart Growth The Answer?
Can sparsely populated Montgomery and Roanoke counties -- which are revising their comprehensive plans -- adopt smart growth principles?
Comparing Sprawl In U.S. And Canadian Cities
A comparison of American and Canadian cities demonstrates that sprawl in has less to do with the American Dream than with the influence the highway, oil and auto lobby has on US transportation policy.
Windpower As A Rural Economic Development Strategy
The GAO publishes a report on wind power's contribution to electric powergeneration and its impact on farms andrural communities.
An Impending Water Shortage In The West
For the first time in recorded history, the seven western states that rely on the Colorado River for water face the probability of a water shortage.
Portland's Skinny House Competition
An innovative design competition sponsored by the City of Portland attempts to provide design ideas to infill developers.