ULI Los Angeles: Roger Snoble


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MTA CEO Roger Snoble

Roger Snoble is the Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Los Angeles Metro), a position he has held since October 1, 2001. He is in charge of the daily operation of the third largest public transportation agency in the United States. Los Angeles Metro is a multimodal transportation agency that is responsible for bus and rail operations, planning and construction in Los Angeles County.

A 1968 graduate of the University of Akron with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Education, majoring in Urban Geography, Snoble earned his Master's of Science Degree in 1971 in Economic Geography (Logistics and Transportation).

Snoble's career in public transportation spans 42 years. Prior to joining Los Angeles Metro, he served as president/executive director of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for seven and a half years. Before DART, Snoble served as president and general manager of the San Diego Transit Corporation where he worked 20 years, rising in the ranks from planning and scheduling manager to the top executive post. Snoble began his transportation career in 1965 as a planner for the TriCounty Regional Planning Commission in Akron, Ohio. He also worked as a planner for Akron Metro Transit District from 1971 to 1973.

Snoble has won numerous awards throughout his transportation career. The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) named Snoble "Transit Manager of the Year" in 1998. Under Snoble's leadership, Los Angeles Metro was named by APTA as "Outstanding Public Transportation System" in 2006, and DART was cited by APTA as the "Transit Agency of the Year" in 1997.

In Los Angeles, Snoble heads an agency that has a $3.1 billion budget and 10,000 employees. It operates approximately 200 bus routes serving a 1,433 square mile service area as well as a subway and light rail lines that crisscross Los Angeles County. Its average weekday boardings approximate 1.5 million. In addition, Los Angeles Metro is responsible for constructing new transit projects and other transportation infrastructure as well as funding a vast array of transportation improvement projects ranging from street widening and bikeways to synchronizing traffic lights to freeway carpool lanes. Los Angeles Metro is also the lead transportation-planning agency for Los Angeles County.

Significant Awards Include:

The American Public Transportation Association's "Outstanding Transportation System of the Year" in 2006
Los Angeles Business Journal's List of 25 People Worth Watching Over The Next Few Years (2004)
Metro Magazine's "Ten Best Transit Managers" (2000)
Friend of Texas Transit Award by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1999
The American Public Transit Association's "Transit Manager of the Year" in 1998
The American Public Transit Association's "Transit Agency of the Year" in 1997
The Association of General Contractor's S.I.R. (Skill-Integrity-Responsibility) in 1997