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.
Pew Internet & American Life Project
Pew Internet & American Life Project<br /> <br /> A new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, "<a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=127">How Americans Get in Touch With Government</a>", shows that 97 million adult Americans, or 77% of Internet users, took advantage of e-gov in 2003, whether that meant going to government Web sites or emailing government officials. This represented a growth of 50% from 2002. At the same time, citizens who contact government said they are more likely to turn to traditional means - either the telephone or in-person visits - rather than the Web or email to deal with government.
Home, Version 2.0
Experimental homes are testing the limits of technology. Your future home may use technology to watch you live.
Be Carbon-Neutral
It's the latest hip trend in the entertainment world: carbon neutrality.
Reverse Migration
In a "full sacle reversal" Black Americans are leaving major cities and moving to the South.
National Parks Fast Falling Into Disrepair
Insufficient funding has meant aging facilities, overgrown trails, and a decline in crucial staff members.