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.
Spanish-style Waterfront Home On a Private Island: $28
<p><img src="/files/u4/sl-spanish-sm.jpg" alt="Spanish-style home at Darrow Estates (small)" title="Spanish-style home at Darrow Estates (small)" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="200" height="128" align="left" />I'm making a <strong>prediction</strong>: While the real estate market in RL (real life) is cooling off, the<strong> real estate market in Second Life</strong> (SL) is heating up.<br /><br />I was recently contacted via IM (instant message) by Elliot Eldrich. I interviewed Elliot several months ago for a feature-length article about urban planning in Second Life. (The article appeared in the January, 2007 issue of the American Planning Association's <em>Planning</em> magazine, but is now also <a href="http://www.urbaninsight.com/virtual/2ndlife0307.html">available online</a>.)</p>
The Great Global Warming Swindle Video?
<p>Is the growing business behind the Global Warming "problem" perpetuating a myth that is becoming politically incorrect to question?</p>
Friday Funny: Edinburgh Implements A Pedestrian Congestion Charge
What happens when Edinburgh's implements a pedestrian congestion fee along The Royal Mile?
The G-Word
<p>Are politicians becoming obsolete in the age of the Internet? Are they simply the 'middle-men' that will be replaced by votes cast directly by citizens? This was the issue before a veritable <a href="http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/bedrosian/events/dacollpanelists.html">rock-star cast</a> of poliltical insiders from California and around the country. <strong>So what is the G-Word?</strong> </p><p><img src="/files/u4/header2sm.jpg" alt="panelists" title="panelists" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="490" height="55" align="left" /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
The World's Most Connected Cities
<p>Daily Wireless offers a review of the most connected cities in the World. Only two (or five, depending on how you count) are in the US. Several cities might surprise you.</p>