Abhijeet Chavan
Abhijeet Chavan is the co-founder and former co-editor-in-chief of Planetizen.
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Abhijeet Chavan is the co-founder and former co-editor-in-chief of Planetizen and the executive producer of Planetizen Courses. He was also the chief technology officer of Urban Insight, Inc., the technology consulting firm that operates Planetizen. Abhijeet Chavan has over 20 years of technology consulting experience working with government, higher education, legal services, and non-profit clients. Abhijeet is the founder of OpenAdvocate and the creator of DLAW web platform, WriteClearly plain-language authoring tool and ReadClearly legal web glossaries. Abhijeet was named to the Fastcase 50 list of global legal innovators in 2017.
Abhijeet previously coordinated geographic information (GIS), software development, and data projects for the Imaging Systems Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also served as the information technology coordinator for the East St. Louis Action Research Project, a cross-disciplinary initiative of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign working with residents and community groups in severely distressed urban areas.Abhijeet received his Master of Architecture (M. Arch) and Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A) degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Coastal Growth Boom a National Phenomenon
Wealthy retirees, aging baby-boomers, and professionals with flexible work arrangements aided by technologyare flocking to coastal areas and the resulting growth boom is reshaping the nation's coasts.
Hillside Project Rejected To Protect Sheep
Plan to construct 63 hillside homes is rejected to protect thehabitat of the endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep in California's Riverside County.
Caltrans To Use Fast-Setting Concrete
New fast-setting concrete that sets in four hours instead of two to three days helps Caltrans reduce traffic problems due to construction.
Santa Clara Voters Want BART
Poll finds Santa Clara County voters want the BART in San Jose and are willing to pay more taxes to make it happen.
Celebrities Donate For Headwaters Bond
Major donations from celebrity entertainers help environmentalists meet court deadline to post a $250,000 bond to temporarily halt logging near the Headwaters preserve in the North Coast regionof California.