Bev Scott named chief of national transit organization

MARTA CEO and General Manager Bev Scott has been elected chair of the American Public Transportation Assocation. According to MARTA, she’ll focus on the re-authorization of federal funding for public transportation agencies.

From the transit agency:

Atlanta, GA (October 2008) – MARTA CEO and General Manager, Dr. Beverly A. Scott, was elected chair of the board of directors for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) on Sunday, October 5, 2008, during the organization’s annual meeting in San Diego, California.

As chair of the APTA Board of Directors, Dr. Scott will oversee the operations of the national organization, which works to improve public transportation throughout the United States and Canada. APTA has more than 1,500 organizational members. Dr. Scott takes the helm of the organization during a particularly exciting yet challenging time for public transportation. Recent statistics provided by APTA show that in FY 2008 the industry experienced more than 10.3 billion trips, which is its largest number of trips in a fifty year period. But, as ridership increased over the past year, the industry was strained by poor economic conditions, budget cuts and rising fuel costs.

Rest of the release follows after the jump.