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.
Massive Wetlands Projects Test Science
Two massive wetlands retoration projects in California -- Bolsa Chica and San Francisco Bay -- are testing the limits of science and engineering.
Who's Got the Energy?
Local communities are taking the lead in energy conservation and innovation.
Neighborhood Enterprises
Cities across America are getting a new lease on life through innovative and creative partnerships among increasingly varied public and private interests.
Out With The Old, In With The New
Cleveland's inner ring suburbs could use eminent domain to clear land for new development.
Black In The Suburbs
Many African-American families do not feel welcome in the San Francisco Bay Area suburbs.