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.
Sex And The Cities
Is zoning being used to gradually purify New York City and other big cities?
Portland, Maine Reverses The Brain Drain
This New England college town continues to develop the winning formula for attracting young professionals working in the 'creative economy'.
Report: Sprawl Kills?
A new study by Rand Corporation claims that living in the suburbs takes four years all of your life.
How Government Affects Cities
Governance affects the long-term competitiveness of the metropolitan economy.
Signs That Gentrification Is Just Around The Corner
Travel & Leisure magazine profiles four neighborhoods on the verge of gentrification.