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.
A New Growth Strategy: 'Restorative Development'
What is restorative development? A way of thinking about growth that combines eight component industries that are fundamental to planning. Is this the next Big Thing?
In Utah, A Public-land Fight On An Epic Scale
Drilling, recreation, and other uses compete in a battle echoing over millions of acres in the West.
Revolt Against Regionalism
Wisconsin's 4-year-old law requiring all its local governments to develop "comprehensive land-use plans" by 2010 is creating a backlash at the grassroots level and in the state legislature.
California Governor's Bypass Of Transit Planning Scheme Crashes
California Governor Davis' Transportation Congestion Relief Program appears to be self-destructing, along with the entire system of funding state transportation projects.
Government-Sponsored Urban Sprawl In Japan
In an effort to reduce costs, Japan introduces an odd set of incentives to reduce the number of the nation's 3,200 municipalities to 1,000.