Dewayne Deams: A Life in Transit
Right: Dewayne and his great-grandfather Curtis Green at the dedication of the Curtis E. Green Light Rail Center in May 1987. Photo courtesy of Dewayne Deams.
Dewayne Deams was born and raised in San Francisco and caught the transit bug early. You might say it’s in his blood: his great-grandfather Curtis E. Green was the General Manager of Muni—the first Black GM of a major U.S. transit agency—and both of his parents worked for Muni, too. But despite his own deep knowledge and love of Muni, Dewayne was determined to take the track less traveled.
In this first installment from our Wayfinding Show in April, Dewayne shares how he learned to embrace his longtime status among friends and coworkers as chief navigator and resident transit expert and how it serves him today in his role as a BART operator. Listen to Dewayne’s story here:
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