BOSTON - Thursday, September 1, 2022
- Today, Mayor Michelle Wu and Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge
announced the search for two new, pivotal transportation leadership roles:
the Deputy Chief
of Streets for Infrastructure and Design, and the Deputy Chief
of Streets for Transportation. These leaders will report directly to Chief of Streets
Jascha Franklin-Hodge as part of the Streets Cabinet’s senior leadership
team. They will deliver on the Mayor’s vision for a City where people can
move safely, reliably, and efficiently by transit, on foot, or by bike, and
to support the Boston Green New Deal by accelerating the shift towards
low-carbon transportation.
The new leadership team will be charged with
delivering on the promise of a Streets Cabinet budget that will enable
greater scale, scope, and urgency to build streets that work for all modes
of travel. In addition to the new roles, the Streets Cabinet is launching a major hiring
push. The FY23 budget
includes 46 new positions throughout the Boston Transportation Department
and Public Works.
The leadership team and expanded Cabinet
will oversee a nearly doubled investment in dedicated bus lanes, a 45 percent
increase in funding for the strategic bike network, and increased
investments in safe streets, bikeshare, multimodal corridor projects,
street-lighting, and accessibility.
“Boston must lead the way for sustainable,
safe, and innovative transportation to connect our communities, and I’m so
excited to build our team and embark on this important work,” said Mayor
Michelle Wu. “Now more than ever our transportation system and streets
infrastructure are foundational to how our City functions, and I can’t wait
to fill these roles for safe streets, smart design, and continued progress
toward a Boston Green New Deal.”
“The Mayor’s far-reaching vision represents
a historic opportunity to make Boston the best city in the nation for
walking, biking and transit as we bring the Green New Deal to life on our
streets and address longstanding inequities,” said Jascha
Franklin-Hodge, Chief of Streets. “We will need a committed and
visionary leadership team to make it happen. I am excited to announce the
search for these critically important leadership roles and look forward to
working alongside them and the dedicated employees of the Public Works
Department and Boston Transportation Department to carry out this vital
work.”
The Deputy Chief for Infrastructure and Design
will oversee all City of Boston’s streets, sidewalks, and bridges projects
from conception to implementation including community process, design,
construction, and evaluation.
The Deputy Chief for Transportation will be
responsible for the day-to-day functioning of the Boston Transportation
Department, including oversight of traffic management, parking enforcement,
permitting, signals, and signage. They will also serve as Commissioner of
the Boston Transportation Department. They will work with leadership across
the Streets Cabinet to build alignment around a shared mission of operating
a safe, equitable, multimodal transportation system, transforming our
streets to reduce our overreliance on single-occupancy vehicles.
"The Deputy Chief for Transportation
and Deputy Chief for Infrastructure & Design will be crucial for the
future of Boston's streets and transportation across our city,” said Brad
Gerratt, Interim Commissioner of Transportation, who is retiring in the
fall. “Filling these positions and growing our workforce will expand our
current staff's ability to make Boston safer, greener and more multimodal.
It is an honor to work with the incredible people at the Boston
Transportation Department.”
As the search for these key leaders
commences, the Streets Cabinet will also begin a major hiring push to fill
critical staff positions across the cabinet. Open positions include
planning roles in active transportation, public transit, neighborhood planning,
and new mobility. The Streets Cabinet is also hiring key engineering roles:
Senior Civil Engineer, Assistant Civil Engineer, and Bridge Construction
Engineer. Additionally, the city will fill three small scale safety
positions to ensure rapid response to pedestrian safety concerns: Junior
Civil Engineer, Vision Zero/Small Scale Safety Planner, and Assistant
Traffic Engineer.
At this pivotal transitional moment, the
Streets Cabinet will also undertake discussions around structure of the
cabinet, finding ways to ensure current and future staff are positioned to
deliver on the vision of safe, sustainable streets that work for everyone.
"Every day, the hardworking men and
women of the City of Boston Public Works Department make sure Bostonians
get the world-class city services they deserve,” said Mike Brohel,
Superintendent of Street Operations. “As the Streets Cabinet grows our
leadership team, we will keep prioritizing safe, clean streets that work
for everyone.”
“This expansion of the Streets team will
accelerate the realization of community-driven visions for our streets and
reduce timelines to implement planning initiatives and street designs,”
added Vineet Gupta, Director of Policy and Planning. “We will
continue to work with neighborhood and advocacy groups to achieve our goals
of encouraging transit and biking to reduce emissions.”
More information on job openings within the
Streets Cabinet, including links to apply, can be found here.
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