Waterford Today

Oakland County issued the following announcement on Feb. 25.

Notable transit expert and advocate Neil Greenberg has joined Oakland County to advise County Executive David Coulter and his administration on developing a public transportation solution that works for all of Oakland County and Southeast Michigan.

“Neil’s know-how will be an invaluable asset in creating a new transit plan that will meet the needs of all Oakland County residents, workers, and employers,” Coulter said. “His counsel will help us develop optimal routes that serve the greatest number of riders - including the elderly, individuals who live with handicaps, and households without private transportation - in a cost-effective way.”

Greenberg has nearly 18 years of experience in transit services, including as executive manager of service development & scheduling for the Detroit Department of Transportation and editorial director for CHK America, an information design firm located in Santa Barbara, Calif. specializing in maps, graphics, wayfinding and customer experience tools for transit systems across the US and Europe. He also has held positions at CSG airBus, the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, SMART, and University of Michigan Transportation Services where he was a bus operator. He also is a regular transit consumer who does not own a car.

“County Executive Coulter invited me to be part of Oakland Together, his vision for leveraging Oakland County’s strengths to collaboratively solve issues, including regional transit,” Greenberg said. “I’m excited to be part of a team that wants to make meaningful progress on making Southeast Michigan economically competitive through better public transportation.”

Greenberg will work in the county’s Planning & Economic Development Services Division as a transit advisor with Manager Bret Rasegan who sits on the SMART Bus Board of Directors along with Chief Deputy County Executive Hilarie Chambers, the chairwoman of SMART. He began his new role Monday, February 24.

For media inquiries only, please contact Bill Mullan, Oakland County media and communications officer, at 248-858-1048.

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