Robert R. Kiley | |
|---|---|
 Kiley at Harvard station in 1978 | |
| Commissioner of Transport for London | |
| In office October 2000 – 2006 | |
| Appointed by | Ken Livingstone |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Peter Hendy |
| 5th Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
| In office November 16, 1983 – January 2, 1991[1] | |
| Governor | Mario Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Richard Ravitch |
| Succeeded by | Peter Stangl |
| CEO of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph C. Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Robert Foster |
| Deputy Mayor of Boston | |
| In office 1972–1975 | |
| Appointed by | Kevin White |
| Succeeded by | Katherine Kane[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1935 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Died | August 9, 2016 (aged 80) Chilmark, Massachusetts[3] |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Occupation | Deputy mayor of Boston, 1974-1977 CEO of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 1975-1979 Chairman, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), 1983-1990 Commissioner of Transport for London, 2001-2006 |
| Known for | Public transport planner |
Robert R. Kiley (September 16, 1935 – August 9, 2016) was an American public transit planner and supervisor known for his ability to rehabilitate transit systems experiencing serious problems. From 2001 to 2006 he was the initial commissioner of Transport for London, the public organisation that runs and maintains London's public transport network.[4]
Kiley also worked as a CIA agent, CEO of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, deputy mayor of Boston, chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and president and CEO of the New York City Partnership. He is credited as being the architect of the revival of Boston and New York's ailing public transport systems in the 1970s and 1980s respectively.
Kiley unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Boston in 1983.
- ^ Metropolitan Transportation Authority. "Past MTA Board Chairs". Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ Stickgold, Emma (October 15, 2013). "Katharine D. Kane, 78; first woman to serve as deputy mayor in Boston - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Robert Kiley, who served as MBTA chief in 1970s, dies at 80". The Boston Globe. August 10, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Finnegan, William (February 2, 2004). "Underground Man". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved January 3, 2018.