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.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone Profiled
<p>London's mayor takes on the traffic challenge by expanding his congestion pricing experiment into West London -- an area with posh shopping areas and celebrity townhouses.</p>
Solving the Public Health Crisis with Smarter City Planning
<p>At an alarming rate, American children are suffering from obesity and related afflictions. Despite all the money spent on health care, the solution to many public health problems lies not in medicine but in the fabric of cities.</p>
Harlem Refi Hits New High
<p>A staggering $360 million refinance of a gritty 1,800-unit complex from the 1950's is another indicator that high profits can be found in long-overlooked inner-city neighborhoods.</p>
Making Public Policy at 2 A.M.
<p>Bill Fulton, smart growth expert and a City Council member in Ventura, California, recounts a marathon eight hour city council meeting and two controversial land use projects the council approves.</p>
Sprawl and Obesity: A Review Of Research and Arguments
<p>Science News reviews the research and opinions linking sprawl and obesity, and investigates whether urban sprawl "makes people fat."</p>