What Happens When You Inherit a Transit Crisis?

This week we’re exploring what it takes to lead through uncertainty. From Milwaukee’s looming transit fiscal cliff and leadership challenges, to San Antonio’s evolving vision for bus service and regional mobility, these stories highlight the pressure — and opportunity — facing transit systems right now. 

Let’s dive in:

PREMIER: Steve Fuentes

When Steve Fuentes arrived as the new President & CEO of Milwaukee County Transit System, he stepped directly into a perfect storm: major service cuts, labor tensions, budget deficits, and the looming transit fiscal cliff. Steve and Paul discuss how his 30-year journey at the Chicago Transit Authority — from part-time bus operator to senior leadership — prepared him for one of the toughest leadership transitions in public transportation today.

PREMIER: San Antonio UNCUT

There was way more food, fun, culture, and public transit than what we could include in “The Alamo and Beyond: The Surprising Sides of San Antonio”. Check out these extended interviews to learn even more about what makes San Antonio so special!

ICYMI: San Antonio

Paul explores San Antonio on VIA Metropolitan Transit, the largest bus-only system in the US, riding alongside CEO Jon Gary Herrera and his team. He also steps onto the Spurs’ court at the Frost Bank Center, visits Morgan’s Wonderland — the world’s only fully inclusive theme park — and wraps up with a private dinner cooked by students at the Culinary Institute of America. San Antonio is a lot of things. Boring isn’t one of them.