Lucek served previously as Director of Labor Relations for Areas USA, a food, beverage and retail services provider in the travel and hospitality industry. She has managed collective bargaining agreements and contract negotiations for large companies such as Macy’s and IKEA, as well as Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).
“Raj Srinath and Patricia Lucek bring decades of experience to MARTA, with much of that being in the transportation industry which has unique financial and union negotiating needs,” GM/CEO Jeffrey Parker said. “We’ve got some hard work in front of us as the transit industry recovers from the impacts of the pandemic and I look forward to working closely with these new members of the team to ensure our financial house remains in order and that our essential frontline employees are protected and supported.”
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In this May 9, 2019, file photo, state Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove, of Bakersfield, talks with reporters at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Grove, who drew criticism after she promoted a conspiracy theory that Antifa activists attacked the U.S. Capitol, will be replaced as the Republican leader in the California Senate.Rich Pedroncelli / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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In this image from video, Vice President Kamala Harris swears in Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., on the floor of the Senate Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Padilla was appointed to replace Harris as one of California s Senators upon her election as Vice-president of the United States.Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
Nuria Fernandez Joining USDOT Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Nuria Fernandez stepped down as Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) General Manager/CEO on Jan. 19.
Nuria Fernandez is moving on from her position as Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) General Manager/CEO to join the Biden-Harris Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation, VTA reported Jan. 19. Evelynn Tran is now interim General Manager/CEO.
VTA did not specify Fernandez’s new position, but said that her federal appointment would be announced “in the coming days.”
Politico has reported that she will be named Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration. Transportation reporter Tanya Snyder wrote on Twitter: “The plan, sources say, is to eventually nominate her to administrator, but that requires Senate confirmation, and as deputy she can start right away.”
BART Silicon Valley Phase 2 Advancing With $100MM FTA Pledge Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The new $100 million funding allocation will go toward the $6.86 billion final phase of VTA s BART Silicon Valley project, which will extend operations 6.5 miles from downtown San José to Santa Clara.
California’s Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has been allocated $100 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for phase 2 of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley project. The $6.86 billion final phase will extend BART operations 6.5 miles from downtown San José to Santa Clara and include four new stations.
The federal funding allocations will be awarded to VTA when the project has met all program requirements needed to proceed to a construction grant agreement, according to FTA.
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is going to run some bus lines more frequently so fewer passengers get left behind, including routes that serve Mountain View and Palo Alto.