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MTA offices were at 347 Madison Avenue, near Grand Central
Britain's Labour party still (2004) gets most of its funding from unions
Kiley wanted public bondds to finance Tube improvements, Blair and Treasury wanted to use PPPs, let to privatization of the Tube
Tube control was transfered to TfL in July 2004
Kiley was chair of MTA from 1983 to 1990, took over the Underground at age 68
Margaret Thatcher abolished the Greater London Council in 1986, which was led by Ken Livingstone
Blair government engaged in massive devolution and recreated independent municipal government in London, but did not want to hand over control of the Underground with Livingstone as mayor
TfL was newly created
Kiley's subway chief at MTA was David Gunn
- They also worked together at MBTA
- Gunn briefly joined Kiley in London, but ran Amtrak at the time of this article
Appointed to Amtrak Board of Directors by Clinton in 1993
Known for engaging in public fights with New York's transit labor unions
"This would be a three-fer," Kiley said about the opportunity to lead in London, after running the old subway systems in Boston and NYC
Source: "Underground Man," The New Yorker, February 9, 2004. link
Source: "The Talk of the Town: Robert Kiley," The New Yorker, October 31, 1983. link
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