Linda Kay Cherrington

Cherrington, Linda

Research Scientist
Program Manager

Transit Mobility Program
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 430
Houston, TX 77024
ph. (409) 740-4734 Ext. 15140 · fax (409) 740-4778
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.

Experience

  • Research Scientist, Transit Mobility Program, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, August 2003 - Present.
  • 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 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.

Selected Publications

L. Sen, S. Majumdar, M.K. Highsmith, L.K. Cherrington, C.A. Weatherby. Determine Performance Measures for Public Transit Mobility Management. 0-6633-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2013.

L. Sen, S. Majumdar, M.K. Highsmith, L.K. Cherrington, Cinde. Performance Measures for Public Transit Mobility Management. 0-6633-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2011.

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 Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2010.

R.M. Aldrete, J.A. Shelton, A. Bujanda, E. Li, M. Farzaneh, S.M. Turner, K. Fitzpatrick, L.K. Cherrington, K. Cheu, C. Chang, I. Ibarra. Integrating the Transportation System with a University Campus Transportation Master Plan. 0-6608-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2010.

K. Eschbach, M. Cline, L.K. Cherrington, A.S. Edrington, P.L. Ellis, E. Kraus. Estimated Impacts of the 2010 Census on the Texas Transit Funding Formula. 0-6199-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 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. Estimated Impacts of the 2010 Census on the Texas Transit Funding Formula: Summary Report on Findings. 0-6199-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 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 Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. July 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. 0-6194-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2010.