NYC Gateway Rail Supporter Wins Confirmation to Transit Post

The Senate confirmed Nuria Fernandez to run the Federal Transit Administration as the Biden administration seeks to improve bus and rail service, with an emphasis on green technologies and serving previously neglected communities.

Fernandez, confirmed by voice vote Thursday, will become the first woman of color confirmed to the post. She’ll lead the 550-person agency as the nation recovers from the pandemic.

Among the projects she supports is the long-delayed Gateway rail project to alleviate congestion between New York and New Jersey. In one of her first moves as acting administrator, Fernandez rescinded a Trump-era policy that prioritized projects with ...