Metro names new General Manager

Metro’s board of directors announced the transit agency’s next general manager.

Randy Clarke, a transit veteran who last led Capital Metro in Austin, Texas, will take over, the board announced at a news conference Tuesday morning.

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Good luck Clarke - you'll need it.

Especially after today....

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WASHINGTON — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has hired a new chief operating officer, replacing the official who resigned in the fallout of the agency’s failure to maintain certification for its train operators.

The Washington Post reports Brian Dwyer, whose three decades in public transportation most recently include three years at consulting firm WSP, will start Aug. 8. As a consultant, he worked with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, and the Toronto Transit Commission, among others. Before that, he spent almost 25 years at the MBTA.

He will be responsible for managing daily operations of DC Metrorail, Metrobus, and MetroAccess paratransit services, as well as the Metro Transit Police.