Christopher Ferrell, Ph.D


Dr. Ferrell began his career in 1995 as a planner for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) working on Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) applications for traffic management. Dr. Ferrell completed his doctoral studies in City and Regional Planning at the University of California at Berkeley in 2005. His studies focus on the relationships between transportation and land use. His research experience includes the evaluation of transit facilities, transportation policy analysis, transportation and land use interactions, travel behavior, and the analysis of institutional structures. As a practitioner, he has developed traffic impact studies for mixed-use, infill and transit-oriented projects, analyzed the impacts of specific and general plans, planned and implemented intelligent transportation systems, and developed bicycle and pedestrian plans. He has taught several quantitative methods classes in the San Jose State University Urban Planning Department.

Papers/Reports/Presentations
Deakin, E., C. Ferrell, J. Thomas, J. Mason. “Policies And Practices for Cost-Effective Transit Investments: Recent Experiences in the United States” presented at the Transportation Research Board’s 81st Annual Meeting, January 2002, and to be published in the 2002 Transportation Research Record (TRR) series.

Ferrell, C. “The Effects of Light Rail Transit on Land Use and Property Values.” Master’s Planning Report, San Jose State University, Urban and Regional Planning Department, 1995.

Ferrell, C. “The Effects of Light Rail Transit on Land Use and Property Values.” Paper presented at the American Planning Association, California Chapter Conference. Monterey, 1997.

Ferrell, C. and E. Deakin. Changing California Lifestyles: Consequences for Mobility. The University of California Transportation Center, Berkeley. http://www.uctc.net/trends, 2001.

Ferrell, C., S. Kim, and E. Deakin. California’s Freight Patterns. The University of California Transportation Center, Berkeley. http://www.uctc.net/trends, 2001.