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.
Ventura City Manager Discusses Value Of Smart Growth
Newly-appointed city manager of Ventura, CA, Rick Cole addresses the challenges ahead for smart growth in a traditionally anti-growth environment.
Can You Own Too Many Cars?
The liberal city of Berkeley considers becoming the first city to tax people who own three cars.
Is The Creative Class Theory Flawed?
Critics are increasingly charging that Richard Florida's theories about the creative class simply don't work.
Performance Of Regional Transportation Systems Compared
A new study by the US EPA looks at transportation systems in 13 metropolitan areas to determine if selected characteristics have an impact on transportation and environmental performance.
Las Vegas Studies Economic Costs of Stopping Growth
An editorial by the Las Vegas Review-Journal concludes from a recent study that the costs of smart growth are too high.