The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) has named Grace Crunican as its new general manager.
Crunican is a former deputy administrator of the Federal Transit Administration. Her public transportation career also includes stints as director of Oregon DOT, deputy director and capital project manager for Portland, OR, and director of Seattle’s DOT.

“The board selected Ms. Crunican because of her 32 years of experience in the public transportation industry,” said BART Board President Bob Franklin. “She brings a transparent and inclusive approach, ideal qualities to lead the BART organization in providing safe and reliable transportation service for its passengers and the communities of the bay area.”

“I believe any endeavor is stronger through partnerships,” Crunican said. “I will work to build those partnerships from the first day of my job. This includes reaching out to BART’s customers, the communities BART serves, employees, and other stakeholders. As BART’s general manager, I will coordinate with other regional transit agencies, planning and funding organizations and our partners at the local, regional, state, and federal levels to enhance the services we provide daily.”