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.
Requiring Architects To Design Apartment Buildings
Faced with a proliferation of appalling apartment buildings, New South Wales mandates that architects design the buildings.
Chicago's $11 Billion Downtown Master Plan
The National Real Estate Investor looks at Chicago's new downtown plan -- the first planning document for downtown since 1958.
NY Times Magazine To Offer WTC Designs
Herbert Muschamp, the New York Times architecture critic, is expected to lay out several alternative WTC design options on Sept. 8.
Massachusetts Flirting With Mount Laurel Doctrine
Massachusetts may be going down the same road as New Jersey's with its Mount Laurel doctrine, writes Jerold Kayden.
Conservation Dollars Into Smart Growth Opportunities
A new report shows that states can link their investments in open space with practical measures to shape economic development.