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11-05-2009, 11:30 AM
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Less than a year and half after taking the job, the head of Metro Vancouver's regional transit authority is stepping down for a new post running North America's largest subway and bus system.
TransLink president Tom Prendergast is heading home to New York City to run its massive transit authority, TransLink chair Dale Parker announced Thursday.
Prendergast's departure comes just two weeks after the regional mayors voted down TransLinks $450-million expansion plan, putting the transit authority on a collision course with the provincial government's intentions to expand the regional transit system.
But Prendergast said he was leaving because the offer from New York was just too good to turn down.
"I came here because Vancouver's transportation system is already the envy of many global transportation experts and there is so much potential to build-out the system to foster livability and the economic and environmental sustainability of the region," he said.
"But at the end of the day, for me, being asked to run New York's transit authority is like being asked to play in Yankee Stadium — you just don't say no," he said.
Prendergast first joined TransLink in July 2008, having served as senior vice-president of New York's subway system and president of the Long Island Rail Road, the largest commuter railroad in the United States, according to a statement released by TransLink.
Parker credited Prendergast with leaving a strong legacy at TransLink and for his leadership in securing a funding stabilization plan for the organization amid difficult economic conditions.
"The fact that Tom is being recruited to serve as president of the New York City Transit Authority is a testament to the great skills and experience he brought to TransLink during his tenure," said Parker.
"We are sad to see him go, but wish him well as he returns to his roots in New York," he said in the statement.
Ian Jarvis, TransLink's chief financial officer, will become interim president and CEO, said the statement.
| Tom Prendergast is from NYC. So.......the man comes, increase the bus fares, and goes home.  | 
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11-05-2009, 11:33 AM
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I think he realized that he fucked everything up and didnt want to fuck it up anymore so he ran away like the coward he is
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11-05-2009, 11:46 AM
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hope he fucks up NY too
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11-05-2009, 02:50 PM
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good riddance
i just hope he isn't taking off cuz he did something he can be tried over
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11-05-2009, 03:06 PM
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11-05-2009, 03:08 PM
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^ That's actually not false.  It seems ridiculous but it's true.
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11-05-2009, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by bigassbooger  hope he fucks up NY too | he already ran the NYC subway in the 90s
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11-05-2009, 04:00 PM
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i hope someone stabs him in the stomach in nyc.
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11-05-2009, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JHatta i hope someone stabs him in the stomach in nyc. | LOL
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11-05-2009, 04:31 PM
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he fucked up our system to prove his loyalty to NYC. looks like the 1994 stanley cup isn't the only thing new yorkers stole from vancouver :/
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11-05-2009, 04:52 PM
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#11 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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there are 1001 things i would do to translink and coast mountain bus.
i hope they all die slow in a fire.
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11-05-2009, 06:18 PM
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quick, someone bring the MTR execs to Vancouver...
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11-05-2009, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Captain Picard quick, someone bring the MTR execs to Vancouver... | PLEASE!
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11-06-2009, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by JHatta i hope someone stabs him in the stomach in nyc. | But americans have guns!
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11-06-2009, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Captain Picard quick, someone bring the MTR execs to Vancouver... | Before everyone jumps on the MTR bandwagon, it might be helpful to point out some things:
- The MTR owns/acquires land... a lot of it. They are able to integrate real estate developments (shopping centres, apartments, etc.) into their system seamlessly which in turns creates ridership. Obtaining rights-of-way and land is hard and expensive in Vancouver (let alone in Canada.) Plus, there is rampant NIMBY-ism here. (i.e. not in my backyard)
- Before the MTR became a private company, the British government funded the construction of the system and ran deficits for a long time. Translink cannot run a deficit.
- Hong Kong has density and we do not.
- People care about the system over there. Generally, people over here do not which explains the garbage, vandalism, etc.
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11-06-2009, 02:18 PM
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Bullshit, we won the Transit of the year award back in 1996
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11-06-2009, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by q0192837465 Bullshit, we won the Transit of the year award back in 1996 | Are those stickers still kicking around?
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11-06-2009, 05:50 PM
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im not surprised he ran
when you don't get handouts from the governement and when things don't go your way, you leave
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11-06-2009, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Teriyaki Are those stickers still kicking around? | Yes they are
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11-06-2009, 11:53 PM
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11-07-2009, 10:11 PM
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