For the Record, here’s a list of Spitzer’s entire transition advisory team for transportation and transit issues. They got their work cut out for them and it will take a superhero effort to tackle it all.
Co-chair
Elliot Sander, director of NYU Rudin Center for Transportation, VP at MTA contractor DMJM Harris and former city Dept. of Transporation commisioner. (Rumored to an MTA chairman candidate)
Co-Chair
Mary Ann Crotty, former transportation advisor for Mario Cuomo.
Members
Susan Kupferman, president MTA Bridges and Tunnels (Rumored candidate for MTA executive director)
Mitch Palley, MTA board member from Suffolk (often the lone dissenting voice with votig power on the board and big supporter of the third rail project for the LIRR)
Gene Russianoff, Straphangers Campaign (the MTA’s best critic)
Jon Orcutt, president of the Tri State Transportation Campaign (another tough MTA critic)
More after the jump
James Conigliaro ,, Machinists
Sam Williams , UAW 9A
Garry Labarbera , president Teamsters Local 282
Jack Aherne, , International Union of Operating Engineers
Robert Yaro, president of Regional Plan Association
Chris Ward, managing director of the General Contractors Association (Ports, shipping and environment expert)
Ernest Tollerson, VP at Partnership for NYC
Sonia Toledo, managing director Merrill Lynch
Jamie Mercado, partner at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett
Edward Malloy, president of Buildings and Construction Trades Council
Eva Lerner Lamb, presidents of Palisades Consulting
Janette Kahn, VP at Parsons Brinckerhoff (big MTA contractor)
Doreen Frasca, president of Frasca & Associates
John Egan, president of Renaissance Corp.
Binta Brown, Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Samara Barend, director of STV Inc. (Engineering firm that did the Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel study)
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