TransLink's Annual Address: Reconnecting our vibrant region
Kevin Quinn
Don’t miss new TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn’s first keynote address to our region’s business leaders on November 19.
In his remarks, Quinn will share his vision for the future of our world-class transit system, including plans to reconnect, rebalance, and reinvest as our region adapts to the new realities of how we move, live, and work.
Like all businesses, TransLink was challenged to think, act, and plan differently during the pandemic. Many of these changes will continue to shape how TransLink and its operating companies deliver vital transportation options in the future.
Join us and learn about some of the exciting initiatives TransLink will be championing moving forward, including advancing major capital projects to connect our region, leveraging new technology and data in our decision making, releasing a new Customer Experience Action Plan, finalizing our region’s next 30-year transportation strategy, and much more.
About the Speaker
Kevin Quinn is the Chief Executive Officer of TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s award-winning transportation authority. As CEO, Kevin Quinn oversees management, planning, financing, and delivery of a growing world-class transportation network that includes bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus, HandyDART, and West Coast Express transit services, along with five regional bridges, walking and cycling paths, and the Major Road Network.
Before joining TransLink, Kevin served as Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), one of the largest multi-modal transit systems in the U.S. with six transit modes, including buses, subway, light rail, paratransit, and commuter bus and rail. He also oversaw the construction of a new 25-km light rail line outside Washington, D.C., which is currently the largest transit public-private partnership in the U.S.
Prior to serving as CEO, Kevin was the Director of Planning and Programming for MTA. In this role, he was responsible for all aspects of design and implementation for the comprehensive overhaul of MTA’s local and express bus network, which included the restructuring of more than 60 bus routes and the introduction of new, high-frequency lines. He also has private sector experience, as the Mid-Atlantic Transportation Planning and Policy Manager for STV, Incorporated.
Kevin holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University. He has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) since 2010 and was recognized as one of Mass Transit magazine’s Top 40 under 40 transit professionals.
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