The state transportation board voted unanimously Monday to name Beverly A. Scott, head of Atlanta’s transit system, as the next MBTA general manager. Scott, aggressively courted by state officials, will be the first woman and the second African-American leader of the T, arriving at a time of record ridership, as well as financial uncertainty.
Scott, a former university professor who has spent 35 years in public transit, will leave Atlanta after five years and take a 30 percent pay cut to come to Boston. Now 61 and a widowed grandmother, Scott said she was not looking for new employment after announcing last winter that she would step down from MARTA, Atlanta’s transit agency, after her contract expires in December 2012.
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As a native of Atlanta now living in Boston, I'm really surprised that the T would hire anyone affiliated with MARTA. MARTA is even more disfunctional than the MBTA! http://www.ajc.com/news/news/transportation/marta-needs-to-privatize-functions-revamp-employee/nSKwS/
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So I'm assuming there won't be anymore fare increases since they have the money for an extra $70,000 per year. Obviously fiscal concerns are off the table and the MBTA is rolling in cash. The Board has just told us this by their vote ! Thank God no new fare increases.
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Anyone complaining about her salary is a complete idiot. They should be paying more than that to attract the most talented leadership in the country to this job, as this investment will benefit everyone. As to whether this describes Ms. Scott, this is a different discussion...
Yeah well, if she's so smart, why is she letting them (them being the Governor et al)get away with paying her 30K/yr less than her counterparts running Massport and the Convention Center Authority?