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.
The Co-Workplace
An innovative new concept for telecommuting provides the benefits of telecommuting, without the drawbacks.
In The Suburbs, Kids Are Too Expensive
The cost of educating children has made suburbs so expensive to run that many of the people who run them are trying to keep the school-age population down.
The Subdivision That Started It All Turns 50
Don Mills, Canada's first planned community, often considered the mother of all subdivisions, turns 50.
Families To Protest Rebuilding On WTC Site
People who lost families in the 9/11 attacks are staging a rally to protest rebuilding on the site where the towers touch the earth.
Toronto's Newest Improvement Area: Bloor
A new business improvement area aims to transform Toronto's most important shopping district, which has been declining rapidly.