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 Eric L. Gleason was appointed as Director of the
Public Transportation
Division of the Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) on July 1, 2005.
Eric formerly served as director of service development for the King County
Department of Transportation, Metro Transit, in Washington State, one of the
largest and most populous counties in the country. His office was responsible
for the planning and implementation of public transportation services,
facilities and market development programs for more than 200 routes carrying
almost 100 million riders per year. Using innovative financing and incentive
packages, Metro partners with employers, institutions and neighborhoods to
encourage the use of alternative transportation modes and reduce congestion.
Prior to joining King County Metro in 1985, Eric was a transit planner for
the Tri-County Metropolitan Transit District of Oregon. He also served two
years in the Peace Corps in the Solomon Islands.
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in resource economics from the
University of New Hampshire in 1977 and a master’s degree in city and regional
planning from the University of North Carolina in 1979.
Eric and his wife Cheryl have two children, Conor, age 9 and Cole, age 6. |
