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.
Chain Stores Aren't A Bad Thing For Cities
<p>Urbanists lament the cookie-cutter retail landscape, but the fact remains that national chains provide the types of goods and services that consumers want.</p>
Healthcare Giant Buys Out Neighboring Church
<p>After decades of pressure from a neighboring multi-billion dollar healthcare agency, a dwindling congregation cashes in $8 million offer, while a new parking garage and emergency room will replace the historic church.</p>
The Rebirth Of The Property Rights Movement
<p>Planner and essayist Richard Carson provides insight into the growing property rights movement.</p>
Los Angeles Delves Into Urban Forestry
<p>Los Angeles, with one of the smallest arboreal canopies of any major American city, has launched an initiative to plant one million trees over the next few years.</p>
The Changing Shape of the City
<p>Profound demographic, economic, and cultural forces are reshaping the nation, and have major significance for urbanization in America, says Robert Puentes, a fellow at the Brookings Institution.</p>