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.
Cleveland Reborn
Cleveland's neighborhoods have been revitalized, and along with the now-sparkling Erie lake, it is becoming a tourist destination.
Atlanta's Transit Debate
Urban Atlanta would be transformed if the innovative transit currently being planned was actually built.
How Developers Affect Communities
Real estate developers transform cities -- sometimes in ways we applaud, and other times in ways that make us cringe.
IRS Warning On Deductions For Conservation Easements
Will the IRS focus on land gifts have a chilling impact on donations to environmental groups?
Suburban 'Last Mile' Solution
A proposed personal monorail and advanced cellphone technology would reduce Palo Alto office park SOV commute trips and reclaim parking spaces for in-fill housing.