What made you want to work at WTA?
Published: July, 2001
I had worked in transportation in the Bay Area for the last thirteen years. It’s always been on the planning and design end though. I think transit designers are really on the front line. They’re the front line soldiers in the transportation war. WTA provides an opportunity to do some fairly important regional planning as well as benefit the public on a more direct level as a potential transit provider.
What did you do before?
Most recently, I was the Deputy Director of the Alameda Transportation Authority, an organization of which I’m quite proud. Over the past several years, ACTA has worked extensively with business, labor and environmental groups to craft a consensus around an extension of Alameda’s one and a half cent sales tax for transportation. The ACTA board of directors as well as local representatives in the East Bay really provided leadership in the development of an expenditure plan that was essential to maintain the transportation system in Alameda County. The effectiveness of that effort can be measured by the 81.5% support it received from Alameda County voters last November. I credit much of the success of that effort to Christine Monsen, who is ACTA’s Executive Director, and her commitment to community input and consensus building. I think that model of active public input and consensus building is very applicable to the work of the WTA.
WTA Calendar
of Events:
WTA Board Meeting July 26, 2001 San Francisco State University Downtown Center 425 Market Street San Francisco Accessible by Ferry, near Embarcadero and Montgomery BART stops
Community Advisory Committee Meeting Wednesday, September 5 10:00AM-12:00 Noon Location to be determined
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting September 13 Metropolitan Transportation Commission Building Larry Dahms Auditorium 101 Eighth St., Oakland At Lake Merritt BART stop, 15 minute walk from Jack London Square Alameda/Oakland Ferry stop
