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.
Shopping Center Tracking System Raises Privacy Concerns
A new technology enables pedestrian behavior and flow to be monitored continuously using mobile phone technology. Its use in US and UK shopping centers has consumer rights activists worried.
Airport-BART Connection Materializing Amid Cost Disputes
Nearly 10 years in the works, a connector between Oakland International Airport and the BART transit system is taking shape.
The Best Paper Map of the United States
Mapmaker David Imus spent 2 years creating the best 3x4-foot paper wall map you'll ever see.
Richard Florida on the Geography of Health
Richard Florida examines the "Geography of Health" in American and why some cities are healthier than others.
The Effect of Gay Populations On Housing Prices
A new study looks at how home values in neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio responded differently to the presence of gay populations.