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.
New Thinking About School Design
From Los Angeles To Portland to New York, major cities are rethinking the way schools are designed. This article profiles the Portland architecture firm of Dull Olson Weekes.
A Model Land Conservancy
Southern California's Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is a model of how a masterful conservancy can develop financial and political strength, and change the face of a region.
Massachusetts Antiquated Zoning Encourages Sprawl
Planners and environmentalists have wasted no time telling Massachusetts smart growth-friendly Governor: overhaul the state's antiquated zoning law!
Guarding Against Methane: Welcome To Playa Vista
Opponents of Los Angeles' high profile, master-planned Playa Vista project now charge that the development may be vulnerable to a deadly explosion.
New Urbanists, Perplexed, Respond To Mr. Carson
"Reports of our death are greatly exaggerated." Architects, planners and consulting professionals forcefully respond to recent claims of New Urbanism's extinction.