Richard J. Leary, chief operating officer with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in Boston for the past five years, announced he has joined the York Region Transit (YRT)/Viva system in York, ON, as its new general manager.

Kathleen Llewellyn-Thomas, transportation commissioner for the Regional Municipality of York, called Leary “a person who will bring a modern transportation vision and strong management skills to our transit system at a time when York Region is expanding its Bus Rapid Transit network and building a new ridership base.”

The expansion of York Region’s transit operations is funded by a $1.4 billion (Cdn.) MoveOntario 2020 investment by the Ontario provincial government. “With transit infrastructure developments being taken seriously by the provincial government and YRT/Viva expanding its service, York Region is an exciting place to be for a transit system manager,” Leary said.

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