Acting MTA Administrator Holly Arnold Elevated To Permanent Status

HANOVER, Md. (WJZ) — Holly Arnold, acting caput of the Maryland Transit Administration, has been elevated to imperishable status, Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday.

Arnold was named acting head connected June 7, pursuing the departure of Kevin Quinn.

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“Holly has proven herself to beryllium a champion for proscription projects that person a almighty interaction connected the radical she serves,” Hogan said. “Her acquisition and quality to instrumentality connected the astir analyzable challenges and spot them done successfully makes her an perfect person for MDOT MTA.”

Before moving the agency, Arnold served arsenic a lawman head overseeing planning, programming and engineering. During her tenure, Arnold has led the improvement of the Regional Transit Plan for Central Maryland, secured much than $80 cardinal successful national grants, and created authorities guidelines for transit-oriented development, Hogan’s bureau said.

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She besides precocious launched the Fast Forward program, allocating $43 cardinal of American Rescue Plan funds to make faster routes for nationalist transit. Proposals see adding dedicated autobus lanes, creating much transit hubs, and improving accessibility and information astatine autobus stops.

“For the past fewer months and for years earlier that, Holly has demonstrated the powerfulness of beardown enactment and a committedness to innovation that is already helping to enactment MDOT MTA astatine the forefront of transit agencies nationwide,” said Transportation Secretary Greg Slater. “Her beardown skills are the cleanable complement for her presumption arsenic Administrator.”

MTA operates section autobus work successful the Baltimore area, commuter autobus lines crossed the region, Metro SubwayLink, Light RailLink, Mobility paratransit services, and the MARC Train.

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The bureau has an yearly operating fund of $900 cardinal and a six-year superior fund of implicit $3 billion, according to MTA’s website.

CBS Baltimore Staff