Christian Madera
Christian Madera was managing editor of Planetizen from 2006 to 2008.
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Christian Madera was managing editor of Planetizen from 2006 to 2008. He currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
Christian has written about urban planning, policy and technology issues for the Los Angeles Times, Planning Magazine, The Southern Sierran, and Next City Magazine, where he was a 2010 Urban Leaders Fellow. His past experience includes working as a community planner and the web and new media manager for the National Capital Planning Commission in Washington, DC, as well as a policy analyst for a non-profit housing developer in Los Angeles.
Prior to joining Planetizen, Christian worked as a program manager for the China Planning and Development Institute in Shanghai and Beijing. Christian also spent three years as a web developer at Urban Insight, the internet consulting firm that supports Planetizen, and contributed significantly to the development of Planetizen from 2000-2003. He has interned and consulted with a number of governments and non-profit organizations, including the Port Authority of NY/NJ, the Rockefeller Foundation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), NYU Rudin Center for Transportation Policy, New Jersey Future, the City of Newark, NJ, and the CUNY Building Performance Lab in New York City.
Christian holds a BS in urban planning and development from the University of Southern California's School of Policy Planning and Development, and an MPA from the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs at Princeton University.
Using The Internet To Find A Parking Space
<p>A new Internet start-up hopes to become the eBay for parking spaces by allowing people to find and trade parking online.</p>
Miami May Ease Downtown Affordable Housing Requirements
<p>Struggling to meet its mandate that requires 15 percent of new units downtown to be affordable, the Miami Downtown Development Authority is asking officials to change the rules.</p>
Taking Homes For Parking? Think Again!
<p>A back door plan to use eminent domain to provide additional parking for a main street shopping district creates outrage in a Chicago area community.</p>
Of Skybridges And Sidewalks
<p>A battle is brewing in Salt Lake City over a proposed skybridge over Main street that would link two shopping centers near Temple Square.</p>
Group Makes Plans For Walkable Minneapolis
<p>A newly formed non-profit group is focusing on developing a network of pedestrian-friendly routes in downtown.</p>