Riders and pols react to Byford’s resignation
"He even showed us he cares about the R train."
News of the sudden resignation of New York City Transit President Andy Byford left riders and elected officials saddened and anxious as the transportation system faced an upheaval at the top.
“Subway and bus riders are grateful to Andy Byford for his historic service at New York City Transit,” said John Raskin, executive director of the Riders Alliance, an organization that advocates for better transit service. “In two years, Andy made subways faster and more reliable, he tackled long standing challenges to improving bus service, and he crafted the first plan in a generation that would truly modernize the transit system.”
Byford, the man in charge of keeping the city’s subways and buses running, resigned on Thursday after two years on the job. He had previously worked in Toronto and London.