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Finance committee recommends confirmation of Christophe Spieler as Madison transportation director
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The Madison Finance Committee voted unanimously June 9 to recommend Christophe Spieler for a five-year term as director of transportation. Spieler discussed his transit planning background and support for reviewing the city's BRT and redesign work.
The Madison Finance Committee voted unanimously June 9 to recommend Christophe Spieler for confirmation to a five-year term as the city’s director of transportation.
Council President Vittiver introduced Spieler and asked him to speak. Christophe Spieler, the nominee, described a 25-year career in transit planning and consulting, citing time as a Houston Metro board member, teaching at Rice University and authoring the book Trains, Buses, People, an opinionated atlas of US and Canadian transit. "I'm very, very happy to be…
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