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| Georgia Institute of Technology | Faculty/Staff Newspaper - Volume 23. No.30 | August 30, 1999 |
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City Planning professor is leading candidate to head Georgia Regional Transportation AuthorityShelley Hughes Institute Communications and Public Affairs The morning after metro Atlanta registered its smoggiest day of the year, Catherine L. Ross was named the leading candidate to become executive director of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA). GRTA is a Georgia superagency created by Gov. Roy Barnes to tackle traffic congestion and pollution problems in metro Atlanta’s 13 counties. Ross is a professor of City Planning in the College of Architecture and has extensive experience as a transportation planner and consultant for numerous local, state and federal agencies. Speaking at a “State of the Region Briefing” before members of the Regional Business Coalition, GRTA Chairman Joel Cowan said that he expects the board of directors to hire Ross at its next regular meeting on Sept. 8. Calling Ross “the best among a number of well qualified candidates,” Cowan said that her experience perfectly matches GRTA’s needs. Ross emerged as the top candidate after a search by the firm of Heidrick & Struggles. The firm contacted approximately 150 potential candidates and resources. “Dr. Ross will bring a combination of professional and academic experience in the two subjects we’ll be dealing with—transportation and land use planning,” said Cowan. “Catherine Ross has outstanding credentials and is one of Tech’s best faculty and administrators,” said President Wayne Clough. “While we are sorry to lose her, it is the state’s gain as she takes on an important responsibility for our future. I congratulate Gov. Barnes and Joel Cowan for recognizing Catherine’s talents.” Ross said that the GRTA job would be the opportunity of a lifetime for her. “If the board chooses to offer me this position, it will present a unique opportunity to make a contribution addressing what are clearly very important issues for the metro-Atlanta area, the entire state of Georgia, and the rest of the country,” Ross said. Ross praised Barnes and the Legislature for creating GRTA, saying, “We have a governor who is a visionary and doesn’t mind dealing with very tough issues. This is one of the toughest, and he’s facing it head-on. I admire that greatly. “It’s not just an issue for the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority,” Ross said. “It’s an issue for all of us who like where we live and want to preserve that. We have to find ways to travel that are not as demanding on the environment, not as demanding on our time, and not as demanding on the economy. We’re all part of the problem, and we all have to be part of the solution.” Ross grew up in Ohio, graduated from Kent State University, and received her Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning at Cornell University. She also did post-doctorate work at the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to teaching at Georgia Tech, Ross founded a consulting company that has conducted research for numerous government transportation agencies. She has been published extensively in the fields of urban planning, transportation planning and public participation.
Ross has served as senior policy advisor at the National Academy of Sciences
Transportation Research Board and vice provost for academic affairs at Georgia Tech.
She is past president of the National Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
and was recently appointed to the national advisory board of the Women’s Transportation
Seminar. She also serves as vice chair of the Atlanta Development Authority.
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