Dr. Christopher Cherry

Education

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Berkeley, CA, Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering-Transportation. Minors in City and Regional Planning and Economics. Awarded May 2007.
Dissertation Topic: Environmental, Safety and Mobility Implications of Electric Two-Wheeler Use In China

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ, Masters of Science in Civil Engineering-Transportation. Awarded December 2003.

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Awarded December 2000.

Research Areas

Transportation Needs of Rapidly Developing Countries-specifically China
Multimodal Transportation Planning and Operations
Public Transportation Systems
Travel Behavior and Demand
Transportation Economics
Transportation and the Environment
Transit Security

Selected Publications

Cherry, C., M. Wachs, A. Loukatou-Sideris (2007) Subway Station Design: Lessons Learned from Case Studies of Contemporary Terrorism Incidents. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. (forthcoming)

Weinert, J.X., C.T. Ma, X.M. Yang, C. Cherry (2007) The Transition to Electric Bikes in China: Effect on Travel Behavior, Mode Shift, and User Safety Perceptions in a Medium-Sized City. Transportation Research Record. (forthcoming)

Cherry, C., R. Cervero (2007) Use Characteristics and Mode Choice Behavior of Electric Bike Users in China. Transport Policy. Vol. 14. Issue 3.

Weinert, J., C.T. Ma, C. Cherry (2007) The Transition to Electric Bikes in China: History And Key Reasons For Rapid Growth. Transportation. Vol. 34. Issue 3.

Deakin, E., C. Cherry et al. (2006) System Plan for Bay Area Regional Express Bus Service. Transportation Research Record 1986. Transportation Research Board.

Cherry, C., E. Deakin, S.B. Huey, N. Higgins (2006) Toward a Systems Level Approach to Sustainable Urban Arterial Revitalization: A Case Study of San Pablo Avenue. Transportation Research Record 1977. Transportation Research Board.

Cherry, C., M. Hickman, A. Garg (2006) Design of a Map Based Transit Itinerary Planner. Journal of Public Transportation. Vol. 9 No. 2.

Cherry, C. (2005) Development of Duration Models to Determine Rolling Stock Fleet Size. Journal of Public Transportation. Vol. 8 No. 3.

Cherry, C., E. Tang, E. Deakin, A. Skabardonis (2005) Analysis of Freeway Improvements for Express Bus Service. Transportation Research Record 1925. Transportation Research Board.