“Can Metro’s new leader fix problems he says are ‘worse than I thought’?” The answer to that question we posed, in February 2016, remains in doubt. But this much seems certain as Mr. Wiedefeld, 66, who gave notice Tuesday that he would retire this summer, wraps up what will be a nearly seven-year stint as head of one of the nation’s three busiest transit systems: Notwithstanding lingering problems and a pandemic that has left every transit system reeling, he has pointed Metro in the right direction.
Paul J. Wiedefeld’s tenure at Metro
January 21, 2022
