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:  (713) 686-2971 Ext. 15107

Fax:  (713) 686-5396

Email:  s-edrington@tamu.edu

Education

• M.S., Urban and Regional Planning, Texas A & M University, 2010.
• Graduate Certificate in Transportation Planning, Texas A&M University, 2010.
• B.A., Economics and Minor in Business, University of Texas at Austin, 1989.

Professional Affiliations

• American Planning Association
• Advancing Women in Transportation (WTS)
• Institute of Transportation Engineers
• Transportation Research Board (TRB)
• Friend, Committee on Paratransit (AP060)
• Member, Taxicab Subcommittee
• Congress for New Urbanism

TTI Tenure / Total Industry Tenure

• 7 years
• 23 years

Professional Interests

• Large urban, small urban and rural transit operations and performance evaluation
• Livability performance measure research
• ADA paratransit
• Private-for-hire vehicles in transit
• Contract management and public/private partnerships
• Best practices, benchmarking and peer research
• Budgeting, cost allocation and sustainable funding

Selected Projects, Publications, and Presentations

 Current Projects:

• Livability Performance Measures Suitable for Use at a National Level, Federal Transportation Administration (FTA). 2011-2012.
• Public Transportation Technical Assistance and Training for Performance, (TxDOT). 2006 to present.
• Rural and Specialized Transit DOT Data Reporting, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). 2010 to 2011.
• Managing Operating Costs for Rural and Small Urban Transit, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). 2011-2013.

Completed Projects

• A.S. Edrington, L.K. Cherrington, Service-Based Cost Allocation Workshop, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD). 2011.
• A.S. Edrington, J. Brooks, Impacts of Funding and Allocation Changes on Rural Transit in Texas, University Transportation Center for Mobility (UTCM), 2011.
• J.C. Arndt, A.S. Edrington. Rural and Urban Transit District Benchmarking – Effectiveness and Efficiency Guidance Document. 0-6205-P1 and P2. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2011.
• J.C. Arndt, A.S. Edrington, S.M. Sandidge, L. Quadrifoglio, J. Perkins. Peer Grouping and Performance Measurement to Improve Rural and Urban Transit in Texas. 0-6205-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2011.
• J.C. Arndt, A.S. Edrington, S.M. Sandidge, A. Valencia, J. Jordan. Sizing and Serving Texas Urban Gaps. 0-6473-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2011.
• T. Clower, P. Ruggiere, M. Bomba, J. Arndt, J. Li, A.S. Edrington, P. Hendershot. Evaluating the Impact of Transit-Oriented Development. 0-6511-1. University of North Texas, Denton, TX. February 2011.
• L.K. Cherrington, A.S. Edrington. Estimated Impacts of the 2010 Census on the Texas Transit Funding Formula: Summary Report on Findings. 0-6199-P1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2010.
• 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.
• 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.
• A.S. Edrington, J.C. Arndt, Dispatching Demand Response Transit Service – Maximizing Productivity and Service Quality Guidebook. University Transportation Center for Mobility, March 2009.
• A.S. Edrington, J.C. Arndt, Capital Metro Paratransit Services, Identify Opportunities for Operations Procedure/Policy Changes; and, Impacts of Providing Paratransit Services Outside of the ADA-mandated Service Area. August 2007.

Experience

• Assistant Research Scientist, Transit Mobility Program, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, January 2011 – Present.
• Research Specialist, Transit Mobility Program, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, June 2006 – December 2010.
• Transportation Programs Administrator, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, June 1997 – June 2006.
• Operations and Maintenance, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, September 1990 – June 1997.
• Operations and Maintenance Intern, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, December 1989 – September 1990.