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.
Southern California's Oak Tree Saga
In Southern California, one man's effot to save a 400-year-old oak tree sums up the civic dichotomy over growth.
Rural Sprawl
Rural America's newest big problem is how to handle sprawl.
A True Believer Discusses Urban Growth Boundaries
Urban boundaries are like religion -- if you are a true believer, you don't question.
Architect Barbie?
Mattel Inc., is asking young girls and their parents for their opinion on what Barbie should be next: a librarian, a policewoman or an architect.
Marketing The New Urbanism
The Town Paper profiles Peter Katz and his efforts to build and market new urbanist communities.