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.
Economic Development Gone Bad
New York's Nassau County economic development agencies operated as though they were exempt from financial rules, according to a county audit.
Wetlands Spy Cam
Massachusetts uses digitized arial photos to police wetlands encroachment.
How Should Houston Grow?
A suburbanite offers his perspective on how Houston's urban core must grow if the region is to prosper.
Updating Oregon's 30-Year-Old Planning Process
A proposal to update Oregon's 30-year-old planning process is met with approval.
Woonerf
The Dutch strategy of the woonerf -- harmonious coexistence of cars and pedestrians -- is catching on in Boston.