nfitz
Superstar
Wouldn't be my last choice either.
At least he actually lives in TO, and as far as I know uses transit at least some of the time.
And we know he isn't afraid of appearing and taking in public.
And he's well aware of the politics.
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At least he actually lives in TO, and as far as I know uses transit at least some of the time.
And we know he isn't afraid of appearing and taking in public.
And he's well aware of the politics.
picard102
Senior Member
Get Andy back. Pay him whatever he wants.
Northern Light
Superstar
Not out the question
Was Andy Byford 'local'? How about David Gunn? Two of the last five or 40% CEOs (previously 'General Managers) were international imports.
They were, admittedly the best two we've had in a very long time.
But I think that's a higher rate of international recruiting that most City agencies/depts.
For further clarity, the decision on how widely to search for a new CEO will come directly from the Mayor's office.
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Amare
Senior Member
Hallelujah!
Getting back from work to read this fantastic news of Leary hitting the door is Christmas in summer. It's about time the clown who helped degrade the TTC to the mess that it's devolved into is finally gone.
Now hopefully the city has learned their lesson from selecting bottom of the barrel scrap heap, with beyond questionable and concerning employment records as CEO of an organization.
Leave the city Rick, and dont let the door hit you on the way out.
Getting back from work to read this fantastic news of Leary hitting the door is Christmas in summer. It's about time the clown who helped degrade the TTC to the mess that it's devolved into is finally gone.
Now hopefully the city has learned their lesson from selecting bottom of the barrel scrap heap, with beyond questionable and concerning employment records as CEO of an organization.
Leave the city Rick, and dont let the door hit you on the way out.
drum118
Superstar
Only took TTC to resume service as some overhead came down as well
drum118
Superstar
The city did not originally hired Rich, as it was Andy who brought him in as his COO and may had some input for becoming CEO after he left TTC.
Not that easy for some to come over here as they have to think of their family first, what happens after their time is up at TTC and dealing with the city.
Amare
Senior Member
Yes i'm aware. The TTC board appointed him as CEO, but let's not forget who the mayor was at the time of the appointment.
Northern Light
Superstar
That's certainly what Rick claims..........
allengeorge
Senior Member
Northern Light
Superstar
Sorry, LOL, that's all ya get.
evandyk
Senior Member
Jamaal does not look impressed with the resignation speech!
rbt
Senior Member
Personally, I can't imagine how difficult that task must be as they only receive enough money from the city to repair about half the things on the list. How do you choose which half of the soon-to-be-broken things to repair? SRT components definitely were not at the top of the list.
Northern Light
Superstar
I think there would be a couple of counter arguments to that.
1) Stand up to the politicians and tell them they can't have the 'nice to haves' because you have to ensure safety and that is your highest priority.
2) If you go and read the investigative reports into what happened with the SRT, its clear that many people performing the inspection of track/systems did not know what to look for (loose bolt on reaction rail) and didn't understand the relative importance when they did find it, not catergorizing it as the highest priority of repair.
Steve Munro listed off the issues from the reports in a post here:
The Scarborough RT Derailment Technical Reports
Back in September 2023, TTC management presented an overview of the investigation into the July 24, 2023 accident that marked the end of the SRT’s life. See also my article Line 3 SRT Replace…
stevemunro.ca
From that post:
None of the above are really 'insufficient budget to replace a bolt'.
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crs1026
Superstar
So, now that we have done a little venting, what's the balanced view? Leary's top five successes? His top five failures?
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turini2
Active Member
+ve - his part in not letting the TTC completely collapse in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not solely his responsibility I'm sure, but certainly a challenging time to run a transit organisation.
-ve - Poor communication from the top of the organisation - the radio silence about the ATC mishap, as one example.
Personally, any googling of Leary before hiring him would have shown some scarlet red flags - to quote Steve Munro: