- Wall Street Journal
- Tom Miller and his preferred means of alternative transportation.
Big changes in Mayor Sam Adams’ world: Sue Keil, Portland’s transportation director, is retiring, and the mayor’s controversial, skateboarding chief of staff, Tom Miller, has been tapped to take her place. Update 11:42 am: Warren Jimenez, Adams’ deputy chief of staff and point person on public safety and police issues, is moving over to Miller’s job. Arts and culture editorpolicy director Jennifer Yocom, in turn, will fill behind Jimenez.
We’ll have more on this later, but in the meantime, here are excerpts from a release sent by Adams’ office.
Yesterday Susan Keil, Director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation, announced her intent to retire on May 1, 2011 and submitted her resignation to Mayor Sam Adams. Ms. Keil was appointed to the position by then-Commissioner Adams in 2005 and has led the bureau for nearly six years. …
Adams lauded Keil, “With Sue at the helm, PBOT has accomplished great things despite significant financial constraints. She’s substantially improved day-to-day management and will retire having left the bureau in excellent shape.”
Mayor Adams has appointed Tom Miller, his current chief of staff, to serve as the next director of Transportation. Mr. Miller will begin at PBOT on January 25, with Ms. Keil remaining with the bureau until May 1 to oversee the bureau’s budget process and allow for an orderly transition process.
“Tom is the right choice to lead the bureau to its next goals. His talent, professionalism, and commitment complement the five-plus years of oversight he’s had with PBOT in our portfolio” said Adams.
Good news! Congrats to Tom – whose dedication to and knowledge of transportation issues runs deep.
I believe Jennifer Yocom works in the mayor’s office as a policy director, not an editor.
But great for Tom! He’s whip-smart and bikey. Both good things to have leading PBOT.
Yeah, that was a “get this up and get out the door to city hall” typo re: Yocom. Soon to be fixed.
I figured. It’s just funny because her title is so close to that of an editor at a publication, it just shows which business you work in!
How soon before we get skateboard lanes? Once again Poorland proves that it has no interest in commerce or transportation. Having this anti-car advocate at the transportation bureau is like having an arsonist run the fire department.
Too late, Andy.
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Andy doesn’t understand that there’s more active transportation infrastructure planned in Beaverton than in Portland (which he’s going to hate, apparently) simply because their surface transportation tax got grandfathered in under M5/50.
But it’s easier to throw rocks than build a glass window or something.
The dude is a poser he has crappy taste in boards. My grandkid has a better board than that and he lives in Hellsboro.