Fresh off those blizzards, ex-MBTA chief gets a new job
Embattled former MBTA general manager Beverly Scott, last seen being figuratively thrown under the bus by Governor Charlie Baker after the public transportation system failed most of Greater Boston during the winter storms, has resurfaced in Washington D.C. President Barack Obama nominated her as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday.
Scott was one of several people nominated or appointed to administration posts.
“I am confident that these experienced and hardworking individuals will help us tackle the important challenges facing America, and I am grateful for their service,’’ Obama said in a statement. “I look forward to working with them.’’
Scott has held several transportation-related positions over the years, most recently as the General Manager of the MBTA. After the subways essentially stopped working in last winter’s severe weather, Scott shouldered much of the blame, though the MBTA’s issues pre-dated her December 2012 arrival.
Baker said he was “frustrated’’ and “disappointed’’ with the MBTA, and that the T’s performance (or lack thereof) was “simply not acceptable.’’ In February, the day after an animated press conference in which Scott blamed much of the MBTA’s problems on an aging infrastructure and a lack of funding to update it (and said that she had yet to have a “direct conversation’’ with Baker about the storms), Scott announced her resignation from the agency. Her last day was in April.
This is not the first time Obama has recognized Scott for her work. In July 2012, Scott was honored as a “Transportation Innovator Champion of Change’’ by the White House.
Photos: Severe weather through the years
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