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.
Designing An Earthquake-Proof Village
An MIT architecture professor and two students designed and built a 'microvillage' that offers instant community in devastated areas.
Your Own Personal Brownfield?
Scientists have begun measuring pollutants in our bodies and the results sound like a chemical clean-up site.
A Review Of Houston's New Light Rail
Houston Chronicle's Ken Hoffman rides the new Houston light rail on opening day.
Open-Air Movement: The Department Store Is Dead
The future of retail development is outdoors, and Southern California developer Rick Caruso has successfully pioneered the form.
Israel Expands Train Service
Israel is rapidly building new train lines to battle American-style automobile dependence.