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SEARCHWegener previously worked at LAVTA from 2014 through 2018 as the director of planning and operations.
For the last four years, Christy Wegener has been the director of planning for the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans).
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The Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) board announced the selection of Christy Wegener to serve as the agency’s new executive director.
Wegener previously worked at LAVTA from 2014 through 2018 as the director of planning and operations. For the last four years, she has been the director of planning for the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans), responsible for strategic and operations planning for the district. In response to the Board’s selection.
“The Wheels bus system is near and dear to my heart and I am thrilled for the opportunity to return," Wegener said. "I am excited to work with my former LAVTA colleagues and to improve mobility options throughout the Tri-Valley."
“We are very pleased that Christy was interested in returning to LAVTA," said David Haubert, chair of the LAVTA board. "During her previous tenure here, she helped lay the groundwork for many of the innovative projects that have been implemented over the past few years, including the introduction of Shared Autonomous Vehicle technology, the Go Tri-Valley partnership with Uber and Lyft, and a fixed route system redesign that led to increased ridership. These efforts played a large role in LAVTA being named the top transit agency in North America in 2020.”
Wegener has spent over 20 years in the transit industry, having previously worked for the Sacramento Regional Transit District and the Fairfax County (Va.) Department of Transportation.
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