Research Bio
Daniel G. Chatman examines how transportation systems and land use jointly shape travel behavior, economic opportunity, and urban equity. He is best known for empirical studies that disentangle built environment effects from residential self-selection, evaluations of congestion-priced parking and transit-oriented development, and recent work on telecommuting, e-commerce, and post-pandemic travel. Using survey experiments, quasi-experimental designs, and policy evaluation, his research clarifies how transportation investments and regulations influence vehicle miles traveled, access to jobs, and neighborhood change.
Chatman is Professor and Chair of City & Regional Planning at UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design and a faculty affiliate of the Institute of Transportation Studies. His scholarship appears in leading planning and transportation journals and informs debates over equitable, climate-forward mobility policy. His expertise spans travel behavior, land-use–transport interactions, and transportation policy analysis.
Research Expertise and Interest
transportation, urban planning, travel behavior, immigration, housing, agglomeration
Teaching
Introduction to Urban and Regional Transportation [CYPLAN 114]
Field Studies [CYPLAN 197]
Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates [CYPLAN 199]
Supervised Research in City and Regional Planning [CYPLAN 295]
Supervised Field Study in City and Regional Planning [CYPLAN 297]
Group Studies [CYPLAN 298]
Group Studies [CYPLAN 298]
Individual Study or Research [CYPLAN 299]
Supervised Teaching [CYPLAN 399]
Individual Study for Doctoral Students [CYPLAN 602]
Transportation and Land Use Planning [CIVENG C290U]
Field Studies [CYPLAN 197]
Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates [CYPLAN 199]
Supervised Research in City and Regional Planning [CYPLAN 295]
Supervised Field Study in City and Regional Planning [CYPLAN 297]
Individual Study or Research [CYPLAN 299]
Individual Study for Doctoral Students [CYPLAN 602]
Transportation and Land Use Planning [CYPLAN C213]
Field Studies [CYPLAN 197]
Field Studies [CYPLAN 197]
Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates [CYPLAN 199]
Supervised Research in City and Regional Planning [CYPLAN 295]
Supervised Field Study in City and Regional Planning [CYPLAN 297]
Group Studies [CYPLAN 298]
Individual Study or Research [CYPLAN 299]
Supervised Teaching [CYPLAN 399]
Individual Study for Doctoral Students [CYPLAN 602]