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.
The New Home Builder Strategy: Build To Order
The new strategy for subdivision developers is build homes only after they have secured buyers.
Twenty-three-acre Lake Disappears Into Sinkhole
Water buildup from recent thunderstorms causes a sinkhole under man-made Lake Chesterfield.
Unravelling The Mystery Of Traffic
Michael Cassidy turns the mysteries of congestion and tailgating into science.
Do Affordable Housing Mandates Work?
A new Reason study finds that affordable housing ordinances in Southern California have actually caused prices to rise by as much as $100,000.
An Overhaul Of New York's Noise Code
Mayor Bloomberg pushes an initiative to quiet blaring stereos, noisy construction sites, and honking cars.