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Adam Christian joined Sharon Greene & Associates (SGA) in March 2010, where he works with a
broad range of public-sector agencies to develop the funding strategy for transportation projects
throughout Southern California. Most recently, he was instrumental in helping LA Metro secure a
$546 million TIFIA loan for the Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail project in Los Angeles, which will connect
LAX airport to downtown and the Westside.
Prior to joining SGA, he was the director of planning and research at the Center for Urban
Infrastructure at UC Irvine, where his report on the regional economic benefits of high-speed rail for
California received widespread media attention and became the subject of a recent interview on
CBS Radio’s OpenLine program.
Adam graduated from the master’s program in urban planning at Harvard University’s Graduate
School of Design, where he specialized in real estate development and transportation planning. He
also did his undergraduate studies at Harvard College.
Formerly employed in the film business, Adam was inspired by his experience living and working in
Los Angeles to better understand the city’s unique history and development patterns. This curiosity
flourished into a decision to pursue formal studies in urban planning.
Adam grew up in Katonah, New York, a small town in northern Westchester County that was
designed by the Olmstead Brothers, the landscape architecture visionaries behind Central Park in
New York City. Thus he is particularly interested in suburban environments and examples of
innovative master-planned communities that represent an alternative to conventional “sprawl.”
His work has been published in Urban Land, California Builder & Developer, California Planning &
Development Report, Harvard Design Magazine, Slate Magazine, and The American Prospect.

Adam Christian joined Sharon Greene & Associates (SGA) in March 2010, where he works with a broad range of public-sector agencies to develop the funding strategy for transportation projects throughout Southern California. Most recently, he was instrumental in helping LA Metro secure a $546 million TIFIA loan for the Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail project in Los Angeles, which will connect LAX airport to downtown and the Westside.

Prior to joining SGA, he was the director of planning and research at the Center for Urban Infrastructure at UC Irvine, where his report on the regional economic benefits of high-speed rail for California received widespread media attention and became the subject of a recent interview on CBS Radio’s OpenLine program.

Adam graduated from the master’s program in urban planning at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where he specialized in real estate development and transportation planning. He also did his undergraduate studies at Harvard College.

Formerly employed in the film business, Adam was inspired by his experience living and working in Los Angeles to better understand the city’s unique history and development patterns. This curiosity flourished into a decision to pursue formal studies in urban planning.

Adam grew up in Katonah, New York, a small town in northern Westchester County that was designed by the Olmstead Brothers, the landscape architecture visionaries behind Central Park in New York City. Thus he is particularly interested in suburban environments and examples of innovative master-planned communities that represent an alternative to conventional “sprawl.”

His work has been published in Urban Land, California Builder & Developer, California Planning & Development Report, Harvard Design Magazine, Slate Magazine, and The American Prospect.

Adam is married and lives in Venice Beach.