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.
Manhattan's High Line
The High Line is a 1.5-mile-long elevated freight railway line that runs from West 34 Street south to the Meatpacking District on Manhattan's far West Side.
Servo: Utility From Design
A new academic design group focuses on coaxing more utility out the plain vanilla 'skin' of a building
Balancing Sustainable Development
Steven Hayward examines the notion of 'sensible environmentalism', and how it may become a guide for development.
Jerde's Innovative Historic Rail Infill Project
A huge development in the center of Sacramento will include 3,000 homes and acres of shopping at the site of a historic rail yard.
You Really Should Take The Subway
Thinking of driving to Boston? Let someone who lives here tell you about the traffic.