For the last 11 months, New York City Transit has been under the leadership of interim president Millard “Butch” Seay. Since Lawrence “I have no nickname” Reuter stepped down last April, no permanent replacement had been named. But now reports say that MTA CEO Elliot “Lee” Sander is ready to name a new NYCT head.
This new president will be one-time NYCT VP and former Deputy GM of the SEPTA Howard H. Roberts. According to a report in the New York Post, Sander will soon make this an official appointment, and the MTA board will have to approve the selection.
Howard H. Roberts, 67, who was a vice president for New York City Transit buses in the 1980s when Sander worked in the division, is likely to become the next president of NYC Transit, sources said…
Roberts has since worked at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Philadelphia, where he is credited with helping to improve safety and security of the system, and most recently as a transportation consultant. He also is a former Citibank vice president.
Transportation advocates contacted by the Post believe that Roberts will be a fine choice. I’ll have more on the once and future MTA employee as the appointment becomes official.
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[…] end of last week, I slipped in the item that MTA CEO Elliot “Lee” Sander” will nominate former MTA exec Howard Roberts as the next president of New York City Transit. At the time, I knew little about Roberts. Now I know some […]
OK, I been outta town for a week or so, and am quickly catching up on recent posts.
FYI re the photo illustration on your 4/4 item on Mr Roberts (Hey, will Ensign Pulver/Jack Lemmon be his Deputy?): That photo was on the cover of the MTA Annual Report a few years ago, and while I saw it right away, shortly after it was released other folks also pointed out that the photo was a textbook illustration of How Not To Be Safe:
The guy is walking beween the tracks (dangerous), stepping on the surface of the running rail (slippery, you can twist an ankle), and carrying a heavy tool on his shoulder with one hand (potential danger of dropping it, injuring himself or others).
[…] the new head of New York City Transit. Roberts’ nomination became official after rumors, reported here on March 30, emerged that Sander was looking to pick his old boss for this […]