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.
Prefab Becomes Hip
Forget trailer parks as bland low-rent subdivisions. New designs are making prefabricated housing hip.
The Housing Name Game
Housing development naming is much more an art than a science.
Smart Growth Communities Are More Affordable
Smart growth lowers consumer location costs for housing and transportation, a ULI analysis shows.
L.A. Airport Expansion Plan: A Huge Boondoggle?
A much-criticized plan to reconfigure Los Angeles International airport has become one of the most expensive public works projects in the country.
Old-Style Ballparks Create Vibrant Mixed-use Districts
Old-Style ballparks, fronting on urban streets, spur in-city living.