The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) congratulates Carolyn Flowers on her appointment to lead the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Flowers, who serves as FTA senior advisor, takes over for acting administrator Therese McMillan, effective April 2.
Flowers leads a staff of more than 500 in the Washington, D.C. headquarters office and 10 regional offices throughout the United States, and implementing an annual budget of over $10 billion. Flowers’ decades-long career serving in public transit provides the FTA invaluable insight and guidance for delivering its programs, policies and initiatives.
“Carolyn Flowers is an outstanding choice to head the Federal Transit Administration,” said Valarie J. McCall, APTA chair and board member of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. “She is highly respected in the transportation industry and her extensive expertise and experience in public transportation will ensure she continues to be a great addition to the FTA.”
APTA President and CEO Michael Melaniphy said, “We look forward to continuing to work with Carolyn Flowers as we advance public transportation throughout the country. Her experience as FTA senior advisor over the last year and her decades of experience managing public transportation systems are a tremendous asset as FTA implements critical provisions of the FAST Act.”
Before joining FTA, Flowers was the chief executive officer of the Charlotte Area Transit System, and had previously held management positions at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
