Doug Holcomb named CEO of Greater Bridgeport Transit

Douglas Holcomb has been selected as Chief Executive Officer of Greater Bridgeport Transit (GBT) where he has served as Planning and Service Development Officer for the past eleven years. Holcomb succeeds Ron Kilcoyne, who left GBT this past July to become General Manager at Lane Transit District in Eugene, Oregon.

The GBT Board of Commissioners selected Holcomb to lead the organization after a comprehensive search, according to GBT Chairwoman Laurie Goodsell. "We're very pleased to have someone of Doug's caliber to lead GBT," Goodsell said. "Public transportation is becoming an increasingly important part of the job creation, economic development and sustainability initiatives in our region and Doug's background, experience and commitment to the region will be a tremendous asset in expanding mobility options for the region's residents."

Holcomb began his 25-year career in public transportation in Boston at the Central Transportation Planning Staff, part of the Boston area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Since 1991, Holcomb has been a vigorous advocate for public transportation in Connecticut, through his work with the Greater Hartford Transit District, GBT and through numerous community-based leadership positions.

Holcomb has served on the Connecticut Public transportation Commission and is an active member of the Connecticut Association for Community Transportation, Transit for Connecticut Coalition, the American Institute for Certified Planners and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Leadership Greater Bridgeport.

"I have had the pleasure of working with the more than 200 people at GBT over the past 11 years to bring transportation options to the residents of the region and to improve our services in every area where we come into contact with our customers," said Holcomb. "We will all continue to work with our riders, the City and the neighboring communities to provide transit that complements our region's development plans and sustainability efforts."

Greater Bridgeport Transit operates 19 bus routes throughout the Bridgeport region with services extending to Norwalk, Milford and the Valley providing over 5 million trips each year.

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