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.
Biodiesel: The New Fuel
Vegetable oil-powered vehicles would cost the city more but produce less pollution.
Local Speed Bumps Could Rattle Segway's Ride
Is the Segway Human Transporter an urban transportation panacea ormobility-oriented snake oil?
A Suburbanite Geek
A new column in the Philadelphia Inquirer features a self-proclaimed suburbanite on the benefits of suburbia.
Land Use Is Top Priority
La Crosse, Wisconsin is gearing up for a new comprehensive plan with 18 objectives, in which land use figures prominently.
Has Architecture Become Hollow?
At one time architects believed that they were shaping the cities of tomorrow. That vision is now largely gone. Have architects now given up on work with a social impact?