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.
Taipei 101: The World's Tallest Building
The 101-story, US$1.7 billion building in Taipei's Hsinyi District will stand 16m taller than the current tallest building in Shanghai.
Criminal Investigation Into L.A. Housing Authority
The U.S. attorney's office initiates a criminal investigation into the finances of the Los Angeles Housing Authority.
The Environmental Inquisition
The Bush administration's environmental actions are comparable to the Catholic Church's 17th century attempt to censor Galileo.
A Letter From Behind The Three Gorges Dam
Life behind the flooding of the world's largest dam is surreal.
Gentrification, With A Twist
What happens when an oppressed community moves into a neighborhood where another oppressed community lives – and starts gentrifying it?