After nearly 19 years of service, Dorothy Dugger, the first female to lead the agency, will leave the position on April 22. Dugger and the BART board of directors reached a mutual agreement, whereby BART will pay her $958,000 for her resignation.
There will be no service cuts for the first time in three years.
The latest “Transit Savings Report” shows that, since gas prices have risen more than 30 cents a gallon in each of the last two months and nearly 80 cents since the beginning of the year, transit riders are able to reap the largest amount of savings in nearly three years.
The construction phase of the project is scheduled to be complete by December 2013 and service to commence in April 2014.
The "Kids Depot" site is arranged as a 3D virtual world with seven different "neighborhoods" full of exclusive online-only content to explore. Friendly characters in each area introduce kids to a wealth of engaging interactive games along with activities to download and take onboard.
Darryl Irick has been the acting head of the MTA's bus divisions since late last year when former bus head Joe Smith announced his retirement.
Colonial Trailways (Mobile, Ala.), Thrasher Trailways (Birmingham, Ala.) and Flagship Trailways (Cranston, R.I.) were among the coach operations honored during the event.