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.
Impact Of November Elections On Transportation
Innovation Briefs speculates how the November election results will affect the transportation sector in the years ahead.
Documenting The Urban Forest
For two decades David Paul Bayles has been recording pictures -- beautiful, sad, and humorous -- of trees in the city.
Peaceful Pedestrian Plaza Or Place Of Protest?
Can the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints limit certain activities -- like protestin -- on a public pedestrian plaza owned by the church?
Conventions Aren't Necessarily Good For The City
Hosting a major convention -- as Boston will do when it hosts the 2004 Democratic National Convention -- is no longer an "all-around win that civic leaders portray it to be."
A Natural Success In Downtown Detroit
An escape with a river view is a precious commodity in downtown Detroit.