Daniel G. Chatman

Daniel G. Chatman is the Chair and Professor of City & Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, holding the Perloff Family Chair in City & Regional Planning. He leads the Department of City and Regional Planning within the College of Environmental Design. His expertise spans urban planning, transportation policy, and land use, with a focus on transit-oriented development, immigration impacts, and sustainable urban systems.

Education: PhD from UCLA (Urban Planning), MPP from Harvard University, and BA from UC Berkeley. His research integrates quantitative and qualitative methods, emphasizing original data collection via surveys and interviews.

Research Interests: Land use policies, public transit services, travel behavior of immigrants, agglomeration economies, parking pricing strategies (e.g., SFpark study), and the interplay between transportation and urban equity. His work bridges academic theory with policy applications, addressing challenges like gentrification, mobility innovation (ride-hailing, AVs), and pandemic-driven behavioral shifts.

Key Research Themes: Over 50 publications analyze transit system effectiveness, equity in transportation access, and the economic impacts of transit investments. Recent studies explore post-pandemic mobility trends and ride-hailing's role in disability accessibility.

Prior Roles: Former Director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University and urban planner in the Bay Area. His Peace Corps service in Botswana informs his global perspective on urban development.