Grace Crunican (born 1955) is a mass transportation specialist who most recently served as general manager of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District.

[9] Among other things, she managed TriMet's request for a vintage trolley and downtown street additions in the Portland metropolitan area, Oregon.

[16][17] Crunican's work was praised by Republican state representative Bruce Starr, of Aloha, who expressed surprise at her resignation, as well as by Gary George, the Senate Transportation Committee chairman who had previously been critical of ODOT.

[4] Crunican was also criticized for going on vacation while the snow had not cleared out, and for failing to take responsibility and lacking a customer service mindset.

[21] Despite considerable dissatisfaction at Crunican, Mayor Greg Nickels refused to fire her, citing her overall positive track record including her work on Bridging the Gap,[21] a sentiment echoed by other Crunican supporters,[20] and one he would continue to voice over the years.

[7] However, shortly after the mayor's job was turned over to Mike McGinn, Crunican announced on December 28, 2009 that she was resigning and would start her own consulting company.

[1] BART is a rail-based mass transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area.

[25][26][27] In early August, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that BART had almost finalized on Grace Crunican as the general manager.

[4][28][29][30] Crunican pushed back against union demands noting that the money comes from fares and taxpayers, whose interests also need to be protected, but she received criticism for excessive executive compensation.