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Capital Metro has selected Doug Allen

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Capital Metro Selects Doug Allen as Executive Vice President and
Chief Development Officer



March 5, 2008

NEWS FACTS

  • Capital Metro has selected Doug Allen to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer.
  • This executive level position is responsible for all facets of the Authority's Planning, Marketing, Communications, Business and Community Development and Transit Oriented Development departments.
  • Allen will provide vision and leadership in the implementation of all transportation initiatives with emphasis on long-term development, businesses and community involvement, and key marketing strategies.
  • Allen currently serves as Executive Vice President of Program Development at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), overseeing planning, project management and commuter rail.
  • He began his transportation career in 1978 as a transportation planner for the North Central Texas Council of Governments. He joined DART in 1984 as a transportation analyst.
  • Allen begins his new position at Capital Metro in April 2008.

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QUOTES

  • "Doug Allen is one of the most accomplished and well respected transportation professionals in our industry. He brings a proven track record in transit planning, development and implementation to Capital Metro and will serve our citizens well as we shape the future of transportation in Central Texas."

    • -- Fred Gilliam, Capital Metro President/CEO

  • "I am extremely pleased to be joining the Capital Metro team. The Austin area is one of the fastest growing regions in the state, and I look forward to working with our community to develop long-term solutions to our transportation challenges."

    -- Doug Allen

ABOUT CAPITAL METRO
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority provides bus service on flexible, convenient schedules at more than 3,000 bus stops throughout Central Texas, providing riders with an average of 140,000 one-way trips each day. Capital Metro's fixed route bus service includes 54 metro and flyer routes, 24 special routes, five downtown circulator 'Dillo routes, seven express routes and 20 UT shuttle routes. Capital Metro also offers 56 AISD school routes, van and carpooling coordination, shuttles to special events, special transit services for the disabled, and freight rail. Capital MetroRail passenger service from Leander to Downtown Austin will begin in fall 2008. For more information, including an online trip planner and a commute cost calculator, visit www.capmetro.org or call (512) 474-1200.


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2910 East 5th Street | Austin, Texas 78702 | (512) 389-7400
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