|
|
|
|
|
Regional
Transit
Authority
Appoints
Matt
Webb
General
Manager
DETROIT
- The
Regional
Transit
Authority
of
Southeast
Michigan
(RTA)
announced
at their
last
board
meeting
the
appointment
of Matt
Webb as
General
Manager.
Mr.
Webbhas
been the
Chief
Operating
Officer
since
April
2018.
During
this
time, he
oversaw
the
delivery
of
multiple
RTA
programs,
the
agency’s
response
to the
triennial
Federal
Transit
Administration
audit,
and the
development
of the
2019
budget.
Matt
brings
over 21
years of
experience
delivering
large-scale,
multi-disciplinary
transportation
planning
and
program
management
services
in the
areas of
transit,
rail,
and
highway.
He holds
a
Bachelor
of
Science
from
Michigan
State
University
and is a
certified
planner
with the
American
Planning
Association.
“We are
elated
that
Matt has
accepted
this new
role. He
is the
right
person
to
assist
move the
RTA to
the next
level.
He has
the
experience,
knows
the
industry
and has
all the
right
relationships.
He is a
hard
worker
and well
respected,”
stated
Paul
Hillegonds
Chairman
of the
RTA
Board.
The RTA
Board
also set
its
priorities
for 2019
at the
Board
meeting.
Key
priorities
include:
·
Updating
the
Connect
Southeast
Michigan
Framework
based on
feedback
received
in 2018
and
other
stakeholder
input to
ultimately
have
formal
RTA
Board of
Directors
adoption
in 2019.
This
effort
will
address
both the
development
of new
services,
improved
mobility
options
and an
update
of the
RTA
financial
model.
·
Working
to
modify
the
existing
RTA Act
to allow
for
greater
flexibility
in
defining
a
possible
taxing
area.
RTA
plans to
coordinate
with
legislators,
County
and City
Executives
to
pursue
changes
and
educate
stakeholders
on the
merits
of
proposed
changes.
·
Overseeing
the
preparation
of a
regional
Coordinated
Services
Transportation
Plan
working
in close
coordination
with
DDOT,
SMART
and
AAATA,
other
transportation
providers,
advocates,
stakeholders
and the
public.
Also
announced
was the
retirement
of Lead
Staff
Carmen
Palombo.
Carmen
was on
was loan
as a
non-paid
executive
from
SEMCOG.
“Carmen
has been
an
outstanding
member
of the
RTA
Team. He
has
assisted
us move
successfully
in a
positive
direction
to
ensure
that the
reality
of mass
transit
coming
to
southeastern
Michigan.
We will
miss
Carmen,
but wish
him a
happy
and
well-deserved
retirement”,
stated
Hillegonds.
About
the
Regional
Transit
Authority
of
Southeast
Michigan
(RTA)
The RTA
was
created
in 2012
to plan
for and
coordinate
public
transportation
in the
four-county
Southeast
Michigan
region,
including
developing
a plan
for
rapid
transit.
It has a
10-member
board
whose
members
are
appointed
for
three
year
terms by
the
county
executives
of
Wayne,
Oakland
and
Macomb
counties,
the
chair of
the
Washtenaw
County
Board of
Commissioners,
the
Mayor of
Detroit,
and the
Governor
of
Michigan.
The
Governor's
appointee
serves
as chair
and
without
a vote.
For more
information,
visit
www.rtamichigan.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I
HI TECH NEWS
I
SPORTS
I
