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.
We're All For Mass Transit -- In Theory
Welcome to the nation's traffic capital. Southern Californians may say that they're for mass transit, but our collective heart isn't in it, writes columnist Steve Lopez.
Questioning Green Technology
Are the politics of "green technology" overstating the real value? New research takes a hard look at the claims of sustainability.
Doomed To Repeat Miami's History?
A Miami Herald columnist asks if the description of a land boom in Miami eight decades ago is a description of what is happening in the city today.
Wal-Mart's Foothold In Los Angeles
Despite a concerted effort to keep Wal-Mart out of Los Angeles County, the small city of Rosemead becomes the first to approve a Wal-Mart supercenter.
Andres Duany And The SmartCode
The new issue of Katarxis features an interview with Andres Duany, developer of the urban transect theory and the new 'SmartCode'.