As expected, Grace Crunican was appointed general manager at BART on Wednesday, and although the directors who hired her praised her straightforward demeanor and transparency, the new chief refused to discuss the agency’s tumultuous past two months. Read More
Former Seattle transit chief Grace Crunican was named the new general manager of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District on Wednesday.The board voted 8 to 1 to award Crunican a $300,000 annual salary, with potential performance bonuses of $20,000 more. Her contract, which is for an indefinite length, has a one-year severance clause in the event of her firing. Read More
After a tumultuous four months without a fulltime leader, BART’s board is expected to name a new general manager today.Grace Crunican, former chief of the Seattle Department of Transportation and a deputy administrator of the Federal Transit Administration under President Bill Clinton, is expected to be named general manager in a special board meeting. Read More
BART directors are evidently moving toward naming former Seattle transportation chief Grace Crunican general manager of the transit system.
After interviewing nine candidates over two days, the Bay Area Rapid Transit board settled on Crunican as its top choice to replace Dorothy Dugger, who was forced out in April, Director Joel Keller said. Read More
