TransLink Taps Interim CEO
Gigi Chen-Kuo is currently TransLink’s general counsel and EVP, corporate services.
Gigi Chen-Kuo is currently TransLink’s general counsel and EVP, corporate services.
The partnership will establish the Greater Atlanta Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Preservation Fund, supporting long-term preservation of affordable housing near MARTA rail stations by incentivizing and providing gap funding for owners and landlords of affordable units.
When his leave becomes official in April 2021, Deputy CEO/GM Carter Mau will become Acting CEO/GM and Caltrain’s Chief Officer of Rail Michelle Bouchard will serve as Acting Caltrain Executive Director.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 provides $14 billion of COVID-19 emergency funding and annual appropriations of almost $13 billion for public transit.
Stantec and Jacobs will oversee an estimated $28.5 billion in capital investment in the city’s transit infrastructure.
The transition not only signifies a shift in the management structure but also serves as a reset to the core values and culture of the agency, focusing on public service, reliability, and transit equity.
A search for Kelsey’s replacement will begin immediately.
With this announcement, FTA has advanced funding for 41 new CIG projects throughout the nation under this Administration, totaling approximately $10.7 billion in funding commitments.
The funding, provided through FTA's Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning, will help support nine planning projects in seven states.
Backed by more than 40 years of experience, Sam Tso will provide strategic leadership for the continued diversification of the company’s aviation, highways and bridges, transit, freight rail, and maritime practice areas and the expansion of the firm’s multidisciplinary technical capabilities throughout the region.
President-Elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate former presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department, according to published reports.
A bipartisan, bicameral coronavirus relief aid package is being discussed in the lame duck session, but that can be only a starting point for negotiations.
Specifically, FTA will extend access to emergency relief funding for operations and allow more time for transit agencies to meet certain regulatory requirements.
The report also presents the last annual set of performance and condition data prior to the stay at home orders issued in the region and travel changes stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Transit agency leaders hosted a rally that called on Congress to urgently deliver significant and immediate federal aid to public transportation systems nationwide.
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