Deucey Posted November 23, 2020 Share #1 Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) Now we wonder who comes next, and how making better traffic problems that affect buses will go... https://nypost.com/2020/11/23/nyc-transportation-commissioner-polly-trottenberg-resigns/ Edited November 23, 2020 by Deucey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted November 23, 2020 Share #2 Posted November 23, 2020 I nominate @Deucey!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted November 24, 2020 Share #3 Posted November 24, 2020 4 hours ago, SevenEleven said: I nominate @Deucey!! Too late fam, I already sent in my vote for PinePower. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted November 24, 2020 Share #4 Posted November 24, 2020 So she's moving on to be on the Biden transition team. Pretty neat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted November 24, 2020 Share #5 Posted November 24, 2020 29 minutes ago, MHV9218 said: Too late fam, I already sent in my vote for PinePower. When's the next flight out? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted November 24, 2020 Share #6 Posted November 24, 2020 27 minutes ago, B35 via Church said: When's the next flight out? Overrated. I will say I have met some cool DOT folks. Pretty level headed and down to earth overall, but some of the changes have been a disaster. They've had to re-do quite a few streets because it was just a mess. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted November 24, 2020 Share #7 Posted November 24, 2020 Good riddance to her. Anytime I heard her speak, she was very closed-minded and didn't want to hear alternative perspectives and work to find a common solution. That rarely works out well in my experience (case in point, vision zero idiocy) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted November 24, 2020 Share #8 Posted November 24, 2020 5 hours ago, QM1to6Ave said: Good riddance to her. Anytime I heard her speak, she was very closed-minded and didn't want to hear alternative perspectives and work to find a common solution. That rarely works out well in my experience (case in point, vision zero idiocy) And they always used vision zero to overrule objections 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted November 29, 2020 Share #9 Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/23/2020 at 8:29 PM, QM1to6Ave said: Good riddance to her. Anytime I heard her speak, she was very closed-minded and didn't want to hear alternative perspectives and work to find a common solution. That rarely works out well in my experience (case in point, vision zero idiocy) On 11/24/2020 at 1:37 AM, BreeddekalbL said: And they always used vision zero to overrule objections Exactly; she was a hack, plain and simple. Expertise means nothing if a person is just going to serve as a empty suit and mouthpiece for the head idiot in charge (deBlasio). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from Maspeth Posted January 19, 2021 Share #10 Posted January 19, 2021 Polly is going to be the deputy US Sec'y of Transportation under the Biden Administration...…….second in command. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted January 19, 2021 Share #11 Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Bill from Maspeth said: Polly is going to be the deputy US Sec'y of Transportation under the Biden Administration...…….second in command. I'd rather have seen someone like Byford be the nominee; instead, they nominate one of deBlasio's dullest tools.. Shaking my damn head right now. Edited January 19, 2021 by R10 2952 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted January 20, 2021 Share #12 Posted January 20, 2021 18 hours ago, R10 2952 said: I'd rather have seen someone like Byford be the nominee; instead, they nominate one of deBlasio's dullest tools.. Shaking my damn head right now. Who would be someone in his mold, who would be eligible to be nominated who has experience in the industry? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Bus Co. Posted January 20, 2021 Share #13 Posted January 20, 2021 22 hours ago, R10 2952 said: I'd rather have seen someone like Byford be the nominee; instead, they nominate one of deBlasio's dullest tools.. Shaking my damn head right now. A position like Deputy Secretary requires a transportation generalist. Byford would be ideal to head the Federal Transit Administration, but I'm not sure if his citizenship status would allow that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted January 20, 2021 Share #14 Posted January 20, 2021 3 hours ago, aemoreira81 said: Who would be someone in his mold, who would be eligible to be nominated who has experience in the industry? There's a few examples here and there; the professionals in Detroit who managed to turn things around at DDOT a few years ago are case in point. 49 minutes ago, Gotham Bus Co. said: A position like Deputy Secretary requires a transportation generalist. Byford would be ideal to head the Federal Transit Administration, but I'm not sure if his citizenship status would allow that. I didn't say Byford; I said someone like Byford. Somebody who has/had the drive to get the right shit done regardless of political considerations. In other words, not a stooge like Trottenberg or Feinberg, who will parrot whatever the powers that be say in order to grease their way up the career ladder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 21, 2021 Share #15 Posted January 21, 2021 Dunno, she'll be perfectly effective at keeping things running effectively. She's well-credentialed for it from her past DC experience. The problem is that she lacks imagination and creativity, as well as force. In NY, that made her limp – she never fought back. In this post, it's really the Secretary that needs the imagination and boldness, and Pete – who desperately wants to make a name for himself and remain in the public eye – will probably push for some serious stuff. And she'll be competent at executing it. Just be glad she isn't Secretary! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deucey Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share #16 Posted January 21, 2021 2 hours ago, MHV9218 said: Dunno, she'll be perfectly effective at keeping things running effectively. She's well-credentialed for it from her past DC experience. The problem is that she lacks imagination and creativity, as well as force. In NY, that made her limp – she never fought back. In this post, it's really the Secretary that needs the imagination and boldness, and Pete – who desperately wants to make a name for himself and remain in the public eye – will probably push for some serious stuff. And she'll be competent at executing it. Just be glad she isn't Secretary! I wanna believe that it’s less she’s not imaginative and more that NYC kills imaginations. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted January 21, 2021 Share #17 Posted January 21, 2021 2 hours ago, MHV9218 said: Dunno, she'll be perfectly effective at keeping things running effectively. She's well-credentialed for it from her past DC experience. The problem is that she lacks imagination and creativity, as well as force. In NY, that made her limp – she never fought back. In this post, it's really the Secretary that needs the imagination and boldness, and Pete – who desperately wants to make a name for himself and remain in the public eye – will probably push for some serious stuff. And she'll be competent at executing it. Just be glad she isn't Secretary! I don't really get the impression she never fought back, her tenure on the MTA Board included her questioning a lot of what was being put in front of her, often for good reason. I just get the impression that she stopped caring once she figured out the NY system overly concentrates power in the executive (both at city and state level), and her boss didn't really support her with any conviction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 21, 2021 Share #18 Posted January 21, 2021 25 minutes ago, Deucey said: I wanna believe that it’s less she’s not imaginative and more that NYC kills imaginations. And more than that, bad mayors kill imaginations... 10 minutes ago, bobtehpanda said: I don't really get the impression she never fought back, her tenure on the MTA Board included her questioning a lot of what was being put in front of her, often for good reason. I just get the impression that she stopped caring once she figured out the NY system overly concentrates power in the executive (both at city and state level), and her boss didn't really support her with any conviction. Yeah, she was good on the MTA board – but you have to remember that was with the blessing of de Blasio, who had her on the board as a city appointee. When it came to her DOT role answering to him, weak sauce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted January 21, 2021 Share #19 Posted January 21, 2021 My biggest problem with her and deBlasio's DOT were the stark refusal to consider any alternatives, even moderate ones, to their Vision Zero dogma. In a certain sense, it's not much different from Moses' attitude when he was trying to shove his vison- of endless, unwanted highways- down everybody's throats. We'd be a much better democracy if we had less people with this kind of attitude in government. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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