Contact Information

Transit Mobility Program

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

The Texas A&M University System

701 N. Post Oak, Suite 430

Houston, TX 77024

Phone: (409) 740-4734 Ext. 15140

Fax: (409) 740-4778

Email: l-cherrington@tamu.edu

Education

• M.B.A., Business Administration, University of Texas at Austin, 1995.
• M.P.Aff., Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, 1974.
• B.A., Political Science, Rice University, 1972.

Professional Affiliations

• American Public Transportation Association
• Southwest Transit Association
• Texas Transit Association
• Transportation Research Board (TRB)
• Member, Committee on Major Transportation Issues in Large U.S. Cities (ABE30)
• Member, Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Committee (APO55)

TTI Tenure / Total Industry Tenure

• 10 years
• 38 years

Professional Interests

• Strategic Management
• Transportation Management Reviews
• Performance Analysis and Benchmarking
• Financial Analysis and Sustainable Funding
• Public-Private Partnerships in Transportation

Selected Projects

• Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual (TCQSM), 3rd Edition, Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP), Project A-15C, with Kittelson & Associates, Inc. and KFH Group (Ongoing).

Selected Publications

• TCRP Report 141. Methodology for Performance Measurement and Peer Comparison,
• L.K. Cherrington, K. Eschbach, M. Cline, A.S. Edrington, P.L. Ellis, E. Kraus. Estimated Impacts of the 2010 Census on the Texas Transit Funding Formula: Project Summary Report. 0-6199-S. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2010.
• J.H. Overman, L.K. Cherrington. Notable Practices for Incorporating Rapidly Urbanizing Rural Areas in the Metropolitan Planning Process. Crosswalk Marking Field Visibility Study, Research Report. FHWA-HRT-10-068. Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC. September 2010, pp. 1-21.
• L.K. Cherrington, A.S. Edrington, M. Malki, . Beruvides, Mario, J.L. Simonton, N. Waters, S. Chaivichitmalakul, H. Palikhe, J.A. Walewski. Quantifying the Purchasing Power of Public Transportation in Texas: Technical Report. 0-6194-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. July 2010.
• J.H. Overman, L.K. Cherrington, J.C. Arndt. Regional Public Transportation Coordination in Texas. Research Report. 0-5542-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2008.
• J.C. Arndt, L.K. Cherrington. The Role of Private-For-Hire Vehicles in Transit in Texas. Research Report. 0-5545-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2007.
• J.H. Overman, L.K. Cherrington, J.C. Arndt. Integrating Regional Multimodal and Public Transportation Planning. PSR. 0-5542-S. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2007.
• J.H. Overman, L.K. Cherrington. Notable Practices for Incorporating Rapidly Urbanizing Rural Areas in the Metropolitan Planning Process. TRB 86th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers. Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, DC. January 2007, p. 21.

Experience

• Research Scientist and Program Manager, Transit Mobility Program, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, August 2003 – Present.
• Chief Executive Officer and Principal, LKC Consulting Services, Inc., Houston, Texas, September 1986 – August 2003.
• Project Manager, Georgia A. Wilson & Associates, Houston, Texas, March 1985 – August 1986.
• Assistant General Manager for Procurement and Bus Facility Development, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, March 1983 – February 1985.
• Director of Procurement and Personnel, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, July 1982 – March 1983.
• Assistant Director of Transit Operations, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, June 1981 – July 1982.
• Manager of Planning and Programming, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, January 1979 – June 1981.
• Assistant Transit Administrator, Office of Public Transportation, City of Houston, February 1975 – January 1979.
• Energy Conservation Coordinator, Traffic and Transportation Department, City of San Antonio, June 1974 – January 1975.
• Intern, Legislative Budget Board, State of Texas, June 1973 – May 1974.