New Trinity Metro Leader Wants To Ride Fort Worth's Growth To Boost Public Transportation

Arlington TX

27 April, 2022

5:34 PM

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By Sandra Sadek, Fort Worth Report April 25, 2022 Trinity Metro will be under new leadership starting June 20 following an eight-month nationwide search for a new CEO and president. Richard Andreski will join the agency from Connecticut, where he has served as the bureau chief for public transportation since 2015. He will replace interim CEO and President Paul Ballard, who took the position in November 2021. During his time in Connecticut, he led a team of 110 planners, engineers and rail and transit professionals while overseeing an operating budget of $850 million. Trinity Metro's current operating budget is $129.1 million for fiscal year 2022. As bureau chief, Andreski was responsible for Connecticut's bus rapid transit system, the CTfastrak, and its passenger rail line, New Haven Line, according to a press release. Andreski, who described himself as a believer in public transit, said he's excited to see Trinity Metro's potential as a great transit system. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.