When the mission is right, great people return.

Welcome back, Ross. Let's build. 💪

#BoomerangEmployee #Leadership

FTA's Molinaro was blunt about timing: the policy window won't stay open forever.

Technology, operations, and policy aren't separate challenges, they're interconnected.

Full analysis on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/glopezbe...

cc: @politico.com, @vox.com, @thehill.com

Meanwhile, commuter rail is quietly revolutionizing itself. @mta.info Metro-North's #AI catches critical communication failures with 95% accuracy.

Not innovation theater. Real safety improvements.

cc: @mbta-cr.bsky.social, @apta-info.bsky.social, @railmag.bsky.social

The #tech crisis is real: agencies demanding 10-15% cuts to maintenance contracts while expecting same scope.

We're treating software like buses: one-time purchases instead of infrastructure requiring continuous investment.

Time for procurement reform...