Originally from New Jersey and a graduate of George Washington University, Maurutian joined the D.C. Department of Transportation in 2015 with extensive experience in traffic management and environmental protection. (Courtesy of the City)
D.C. Department of Transportation Director Jeff Marootian was appointed as a Commissioner of Biden’s Climate and Science Agency Personnel on April 14, and was selected with several city officials to join Biden’s transition team.
The Biden team recently announced the partial list of members of the presidential transition team, Maurotien and former D.C. Department of Transportation Director Klein (Gabe Klein) are members of the team’s transportation team, the D.C. Attorney General’s Office of Media Liaison Director Meloja (David Mayorga) will serve as a member of the team’s consumer financial protection team, the D.C. Mayor’s Office of Policy and Legal Affairs Deputy Director Riva (Giannelle Rivera) was also selected to serve on the Biden presidential transition team’s general management team.
Maurutian, who will also serve as President Biden’s Climate and Science Center Commissioner, is a New Jersey native and graduate of George Washington University (GWU) who joined the D.C. Department of Transportation in 2015 and was previously responsible for transportation during former President Barack Obama’s administration, serving as White House liaison, assistant secretary of administration, chief sustainability officer for the U.S. Department of Transportation, and as the Democratic National Committee’s liaison for LGBTQ affairs during Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.
In 2019, he will launch Washington’s first Open Streets campaign to show the public that, in addition to serving traffic, lanes and sidewalks can be malleable, thereby raising public awareness of the environmental aspects of transportation.
Under his leadership, Washington has renovated a record 56 miles of sidewalks in 2020, a 64 percent increase over the previous year, and is expected to meet the city’s goal by 2024.
However, Maurotien has also been criticized for the inefficiency of Washington’s bicycle facilities. Bicycle advocacy groups had hoped to have 20 miles of bike lanes in Washington by 2020, but the city’s Department of Transportation said it would take three years to reach that goal.
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