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.
Landowner Equity and Protecting the Commons
William Honachefsky proposes several solutions to more effectively controlling sprawl through land use planning.
Arizona Valley's Growth Redefines 'Edge'
Growth has been so fast that it has redrawn the Valley's traditional boundaries, and is no longer controlled and predictable.
A Week With Nikos Salingaros
An arts-and-culture blog features an in-depth, five-part interview with architectural thinker Nikos Salingaros.
Environmentalism And Smart Growth
A new paper examines the practical aspects of how we create smarter, more livable communities.
L.A. Historic Building Illegally Destroyed
A rogue real estate company with a record of controversy "accidently" destroys last standing building in Los Angeles' historic Bunker Hill area.