India Birdsong – Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

 “With any project, you’ve got to plan it out.” India Birdsong started her career in Community Development before entering the Public Transit Industry with CTA (Chicago Transit Authority). During her ten years at CTA, India held multiple roles within the Planning and Operations departments. After CTA, India joined WeGo Public Transit (formerly Nashville MTA) as their Chief Operating Officer. Now the General Manager and CEO of GCRTA (Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority), India, joins Transit Unplugged to discuss how GCRTA is currently managing through COVID-19 and what projects are in the agency’s future, including replacing rail cars, and a bus redesign. 

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