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Boston 2024 appoints transport expert as bid CEO

26th Jan, 2015 Posted In Event Bidding Posted By: Ben Avison comments
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Richard Davey at the opening of Assembly station in the Boston suburb of Somerville in September 2014 (Photo: Wikemedia Commons, user Pi.1415926535)
Richard Davey at the opening of Assembly station in the Boston suburb of Somerville in September 2014 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons, user Pi.1415926535)

The former Secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transport has been appointed CEO of the Boston 2024 bid committee to lead on bringing the Olympic Games to Boston

The Boston 2024 bid committee has appointed Richard Davey, former Massachusetts Transportation Secretary, as its new CEO. 

He succeeds Dan O’Connell, who successfully led the group that was selected as the US Olympic Committee (USOC)’s contender for the 2024 Olympic Games, against competition from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington D.C.

“This is a terrific opportunity to build upon all the great work and planning that has already been done,” Davey said in a statement.

“But in many ways this is just the beginning. Over the next year we will be in every community in Boston —and in every region of the state—to get the thoughts and input of the public on what a 2024 Games would look like and the kind of legacy it could and should leave for Massachusetts.”

Davey was appointed Transportation Secretary of Massachusetts Department of Transport (MassDOT) in 2011, a position he held until stepping down in October 2014. 

Before this, he worked for the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company, where he rose to the position of general manager and went on to manage the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 

The effectiveness of the city’s transport system was a central component of Boston 2024’s submission to the USOC, which highlighted the fact that most venues are within walking distance of public transport. 

Boston’s USOC submission also outlines US$5.2bn of public investment in “existing transport infrastructure” and US$10bn of public investment in “planned transport infrastructure”. 

Dan O’Connell, the outgoing leader of Boston 2024 who previously served as Housing and Economic Development Secretary for Massachusetts, will remain on the bid’s executive committee.

“Dan O’Connell was integral in making the case over the last year that Boston could host a Games that was sustainable, cost-effective, and that would leave a lasting legacy for Boston and Massachusetts,” said John Fish, chairman of Boston 2024 in a statement. 

 

Related Topics: Boston 2024 Olympic Games Transport
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