Darshpreet Bhatti

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Darshpreet Bhatti
Born 1989 (age 34–35)
Nationality Canada
Occupation engineer
Known for Leadership positions at multiple rapid transit agencies

Darshpreet Bhatti is a Canadian engineer who has specialized in managing transit projects, in Toronto, Ottawa, Oshawa, Kitchener, Mississauga and Edmonton.[1]

Education

Bhatti graduated with an engineering degree from the University of Toronto.[1]

Career

Bhatti worked for transit authorities in Toronto, Ottawa and Oshawa, prior to joining Waterloo Region in 2008.[1]

On September 25, 2012, he was appointed to direct Waterloo Region's rapid transit efforts.[2] Earlier in 2012 he had been the acting director.

On September 7, 2015, Bhatti announced the commencement of the ION Bus Rapid Transit route from the current southern terminus of the Ion LRT at Fairview Park Mall to Cambridge, Ontario, Ainslie Street terminal.[3]

In 2016 Bhatti left Waterloo Region to take up a position with Metrolinx.[4] When his resignation was announced his boss, Thomas Schmidt, commissioner of Waterloo Region's transportation and environmental services, praised Bhatti's "technical excellence, patience and understanding."

In July 2021 Bhatti was appointed CEO of Calgary's Green Line, effective August 16, 2021.[5][6][7]

Personal life

In a profile of Bhatti in the Toronto Star transportation columnist Tess Kalinowski noted the irony that Waterloo's rapid transit director commuted by car, explaining that his home in Brampton, Ontario was within walking distance of his wife's job as a school teacher.[1]

Following his 2016 resignation from Waterloo Region, to take a position with Metrolinx, near his home, the Kitchener-Waterloo Record reported he had spent years commuting four hours per day.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Meet the Brampton commuter behind Waterloo’s LRT project". Toronto Star. 2015-12-10. Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20151211111801/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/2015/12/10/meet-the-brampton-commuter-behind-waterloos-lrt-project.html. Retrieved 2015-12-11. "Each stop on the ION LRT will have a unique identifying piece of art or feature wall using different treatments and finishes that reflect the neighbourhood." 
  2. "Region says rapid transit project attractive to builders". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. 2012-09-27. http://www.therecord.com/news-story/2612926-region-says-rapid-transit-project-attractive-to-builders/. Retrieved 2015-12-11. "Taking point on rapid transit is Darshpreet Bhatti, who was named director of rapid transit Sept. 25. Bhatti, 33, has been acting director since Nancy Button resigned in March to take a consultant position in Toronto." 
  3. Paul McPhee (2015-09-07). "Phase one of BRT intiative launches in Cambridge". 570 News. Archived on 2016-01-31. Error: If you specify |archiveurl=, you must first specify |url=. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131090339/https://www.570news.com/2015/09/07/phase-one-of-brt-intiative-launches-in-cambridge/. Retrieved 2021-09-26. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Paige Desmond (2016-12-07). "Region's LRT director leaving for Metrolinx". Kitchener-Waterloo Record (Waterloo Region). https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2016/12/07/region-s-lrt-director-leaving-for-metrolinx.html. Retrieved 2021-09-26. "Darshpreet Bhatti works his final day with the Region of Waterloo on Dec. 21 and said leaving was a difficult but worthwhile decision." 
  5. "Bhatti appointed CEO of Calgary Green Line LRT". Progressive Railroading. 2021-07-16. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716164852/https://www.progressiverailroading.com/people/news/Bhatti-appointed-CEO-of-Calgary-Green-Line-LRT--64042. Retrieved 2021-09-26. "Most recently, Bhatti served as vice president of the Hurontario LRT project for Metrolinx since 2017. Throughout his career, he has led city building projects including the region of Waterloo rapid transit and LRT project, Calgary officials said in a news release." 
  6. "Mayoral candidates push Green Line transparency, Banff-YYC transit". Livewire Calgary. 2021-09-21. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722150811/https://livewirecalgary.com/2021/07/21/mayoral-candidates-push-green-line-transparency-banff-yyc-transit/. Retrieved 2021-09-26. 
  7. "Green Line spending approaches $675 million". CBC News. 2021-09-25. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210926134430/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/green-line-update-calgary-1.6189933. Retrieved 2021-09-26. "The city is still buying land in Calgary's downtown and Beltline areas, but it's possible it may take expropriation for some of the properties, Green Line CEO Darshpreet Bhatti said."