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.
Cities In The Sky
Are the proposals for the World Trade Center really preview of master plans for our 21st-century cities?
Asheville's Renaissance
The Asheville Citizen-Times begins a series on the renaissance of downtown Asheville, NC, and its future.
The Narrow Base Of The New Urbanists
Michael Pyatok argues that CNU members too often serve clients who co-opt New Urbanism by simply repackaging suburban sprawl in more seductive "urbane" clothing.
The Architect Who Brought 'Rapid Bus' To L.A.
The Los Angeles Times profiles Martha Welborne, an architect and champion of L.A.'s highly-successful Rapid Bus.
Leaving L.A.'s Redevelopment Agency
Jerry Scharlin, the outgoing administrator of Los Angeles' redevelopment agency, reflects on the agency and problems with redevelopment.