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“I like being a part of the movement that is balancing
all modes of transportation, and finding ways to move
more people in a better way. It has the opportunity to
create more social interaction than driving solo.”
SANDRA M. CLAREY HAS WORKED IN
the transit fi eld for most of her transportation
career, beginning in 2007 as a
service planner at the Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority. Since joining
McMahon Associates nearly 7 years ago,
Clarey has demonstrated her commitment
to the industry and expansion of
McMahon’s transit services. She has a
passion for improving bus service and
facilities, with a focus on accessibility
improvements that enhance mobility
for everyone.
She has continued to maintain and
expand McMahon’s transit client base
with MBTA, the Massachusetts Regional
Transit Authorities, the Rhode Island
Public Transit Authority, as well as with
municipal and other clients interested
in supporting transit, such as the Massachusetts
Department of Transportation,
the Rhode Island Department of
Transportation, the cities of Boston,
Cambridge and Waltham, Massachusetts,
and the Greater Portland Council
of Governments in Maine.
Clarey has worked on large capital
bus-focused projects, including the
MBTA Key Bus Route Improvement
Program, MBTA Bus Stop Accessibility
Improvements, Providence Downtown
Transit Connector and Pawtucket Bus
Hub and Transit Emphasis Corridor,
as well as a variety of planning studies
to identify service and bus stop improvements.
As an innovative technique on a fasttracked
project, Clarey came up with a
fi eld data collection process, using Mc-
Mahon’s in-house soft ware application
— Traisr. Taking advantage of this mobile
data collection tool to conduct bus
stop accessibility audits, we were able to
quickly download the data to prioritize
stops for improvement, enabling us to
deliver results to the client within a very
tight time frame. Th at same approach
has now been used on several subsequent
projects.
Fact:
Clarey has been
a member of,
and McMahon’s
representative
for, the NorthEast
Passenger
Transportation
Association
(NEPTA) for the
last five years and
one of her nearterm
goals is to
be appointed
to the board
of directors.
MassTransitmag.
com/12357753
Sandra M. Clarey
Project Manager
and Senior Transit
Planner
McMahon
Associates
www.mcmahonassociates.com
Congratulations
Sandra Clarey!
We are so proud of you!
McMahon focuses on improving
mobility for all:
• Bus Operations Analysis &
Service Planning
• Bus Stop Design & Guidelines
• Accessibility Audits
• Complete Streets with Transit
• Transit Signal Priority
• Intermodal Transit Facilities
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