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.
Egypt Gets Its Own 'Central Park'
Cairo's new 74-acre park, Al Azhar, is located on what was a centuries-old rubbish heap.
Who Should Be On Planning Commissions?
What happens when a Plan Commission has no architect, landscape architect, planner or developer from the private sector?
The False Environmental Prophet?
Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey examines the book, One With Nineveh, to find out what environmental catastrophes await us.
Expiring Tax Credits Could Benefit Investors
Could a wave of expiring tax credits projects represent new opportunities for apartment building investors?
Pritzker Winner Zaha Hadid Profiled
The Financial Times profiles Zaha Hadid, who was awarded the Pritzker prize, architecture's most prestigious award.