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MBTA Getting Interim General Manager While Healey Mulls Choice
Deputy General Manager Jeffrey Gonneville will return to the role of interim general manager on Wednesday, Jan. 4, Transportation Secretary Jamey Tesler announced Thursday. He was the agency’s interim leader in 2018, before Steve Poftak took over.
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What Will the MBTA GM's Departure Mean for Riders?
A big change is on the way for the MBTA. Its general manager, Steve Poftak, is leaving just after the start of the year.
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MBTA's General Manager to Leave Embattled Agency in 2 Months
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak announced in a letter to MBTA employees Tuesday afternoon that he is leaving the embattled agency. “It is with mixed emotions that I share with you the news that January 3rd, 2023 will be my last day at the MBTA. Serving as MBTA General Manager has been the experience of a lifetime and it has…
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Mass. Lawmakers on Lingering Orange Line Slow Zones: ‘Frustrating'
In a response to a letter from MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak, Massachusetts Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren called the new details on the Orange Line’s slow zones “an important first step towards rebuilding trust in the T,” but still called for more accountability from the public transit system. In a letter addressed to Senator Markey that followed...