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.
How Ventura, CA Became One Of The Nation's Most Livable Cities
In the 1990s the city's downtown was deserted. Yet Ventura, CA has come back to win the designation of "most livable city" in the small-city category.
Who Is Craig Manson?
Grist Magazine interviews Craig Manson, President Bush's point person on species and parks.
Affordable Housing Mandates Backfire
Do affordable housing mandates work? A new report by the Reason Foundation argues that they actually cause housing prices to rise.
What To Do With Ugly Apartment Buildings?
Facing a tightening supply of elegant older buildings, real-estate developers are turning to 1970's-era ugly buildings and transforming them into the hottest new-home addresses around.
Geologist Predicts Southern California Earthquakes
Southern California's San Andreas fault may be about to produce several earthquakes, according to University of Oregon geologist Ray Weldon.