The City of Phoenix named Markus Coleman as its new Light Rail Administrator.
Coleman has a total of 23 years of experience with the City of Phoenix and has spent his career working on development projects and transportation.
City of Phoenix names new light rail administrator
Markus Coleman has a total of 23 years of experience with the City of Phoenix and has spent his career working on development projects and transportation.
March 8, 2019
1 min to read
He also has experience working as an engineering technician, plan review coordinator, project manager, and has a previous rotation of acting deputy public transit director over transit operations.
More Management
NFL Draft Delivers Big Ridership, Revenue Boost for Pittsburgh
Over the three days, PRT recorded 485,000 rides, reflecting the extraordinary number of trips taken as people traveled throughout the region for Draft events, work, and daily life.
Read More →
The Expanding Role of Advisory in Transit Delivery
Garo Hovnanian explores how agencies can better navigate competing priorities, strengthen decision-making, and prepare for a future shaped by electrification and emerging mobility.
Read More →
NJ TRANSIT to Expand Cleanliness, Safety, and Accessibility Under New Action Plan
The plan includes investments in cleaner vehicles and upgraded stations, NJT LiveView to provide real-time GPS tracking of train and light rail service, enhanced safety initiatives through a new Real Time Crime Center, and the debut of a redesigned NJ TRANSIT mobile app.
Read More →
ABQ RIDE Forward's Next Phase Sets Target Date
ABQ RIDE Forward is the first transit system overhaul in more than 25 years. This latest phase marks 15% completion of the 16-phase rollout, which will continue over the next several years.
Read More →
New Orleans RTA Signals Leadership Shift, Opens National CEO Search
During the meeting, the board approved a resolution invalidating a previously amended contract and authorized Board Chair Ann Duplessis to negotiate a separation agreement with CEO Lona Edwards Hankins.
Read More →
STV Launches Power Practice and More in Biz Briefs
In METRO's latest installment, we take a look at the latest news from SilverRide, Complete Coach Works, and more.
Read More →
FTA Announces $28.5M Investment for Transit-Oriented Development Planning
The Pilot Program for TOD Planning helps support FTA’s mission of improving America’s communities through public transportation by providing funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning with a new fixed-guideway or core-capacity transit capital investment.
Read More →
When the Buses Are Ready, and the System Isn’t
Transit agencies have moved past pilot projects, but scaling electrification is exposing a harder truth: the real challenge isn’t vehicles, it’s everything around them.
Read More →
LA Metro Opens D Line Extension
The only new subway opening in the US this year, the D Line Extension represents one of Metro’s top transit priorities and a historic milestone for Los Angeles, with Sections 2 and 3 set to open in 2027.
Read More →
Bus Tech Talk: Part 2 with AC Transit's Cecil Blandon
In Part 2 of a two-part conversation, AC Transit’s director of maintenance joins co-hosts Alex Roman and Mark Hollenbeck to discuss his maintenance team’s work with various types of vehicle, training, augmented reality, and more.
Read More →