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.
Sick Mall Turnaround Specialists
As many as a third of the nation's 1,000 malls are obsolete. A new specialty is emerging for experts in reviving second-tier malls.
Top Walking Cities
The American Podiatric Medical Association releases its list of the ten best cities for walking.
Schools As Centers Of Communities
Building new schools ought to serve as the foundation for community development, write David Abel and Jonathan Fielding.
CNN Looks At Lack Of Highway Funding
CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight features a segment on the lack of attention given to highway funding in the U.S.
A Housing Boom, Led By Boomers
As a generation shops for retirement homes, the US building industry thrives.