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TriMet appoints interim general manager TriMet has appointed its current chief operating officer as its interim general manager. The regional transit agencys Board of Directors appointed Sam Desue, Jr. to temporarily succeed Doug Kelsey at its Feb. 24 meeting. Desue will become the interim general manager after Kelsey retires when his contract expires on March 6. "I am honored to serve as TriMets interim General Manager and I look forward to aiding the agency and the region as we cont...

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$23.7 million will come back for transit service and projects Funds had been reserved during I-976 court battle; Signal improvements coming to 15th NW and NW Market Street Mon, 02/01/2021 Mayor Jenny A. Durkan has announced a proposal to invest $23.7 million in funding back into an array of transit service and mobility improvements consistent with the will of Seattle voters when they supported  Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD Proposition 1). These funds represent the amo...

December 28 2020 New new date has been set for the meeting, which was canceled after elected officials and community groups called for a more public process. The TriMet Board of Directors has canceled a special meeting it scheduled for Wednesday to discuss how to replace General Manager Doug Kelsey, who had announced he is retiring when his contract ends in March 2021. TriMet has said it will conduct an international search for the next general manager. The Dec. 30 meeting was canceled af...

WHYY By Snow falls at City Hall on Dec. 16, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The SEPTA board greenlit a $3 million contract for the San Francisco-based firm Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates to oversee its Comprehensive Bus Network Redesign on Thursday. Set to kick off in 2021, the project is expected to run over the next three years.  Over that time, the firm will analyze the current bus network, design a new network, conduct public outreach and oversee its implementation. “What set Nelson/...

U.k. police managing to smuggle a fake bomb into olympic park. terrorism is always a big worry for the olympics going back to 1972 when israeli athletes and coaches were killed at the munich games. london itself haster reus concerns. in 2005 four suicide bombers killed 52 commuters when they targeted the citys transit network. in the wake of the failed security test the olympic delivery authority says that is what the tests are for to discover srul in a ra pweultsz beforvulnerabilities before th...

Terrorism is always a big worry for the olympics going back to 1972 when israeli athletes and coaches were killed at the munich games. london itself haster reus concerns. in 2005 four suicide bombers killed 52 commuters when they targeted the citys transit network. in the wake of the failed security test the olympic delivery authority says that is what the tests are for to discover srul in a ra pweultsz beforvulnerabilities before the games start. we need to be best prepared to detect potential ...