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.
Surveillance Nation
Say goodbye to unmonitored public spaces. The average person is filmed by more than 300 cameras each day.
Edgeless Cities
A new book probes America's newest metropolitan form by examining the growth and spatial structure of office development in 13 large U.S. markets.
Rebuilding Iraq
A little-known, Pentagon-run civilian force will be responsible for spearheading the effort to rebuilding Iraq's infrastructure.
Sizing Up Economic Development
For years we’ve debated how big our local governments ought to be — without factoring in economic development.
Using Technology To Tame Traffic
New technologies attempt to predict congestion and help drivers steer clear.