ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, fɹˈiːdən wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ hjˈuːstən mˈeɪɚ sˈɪlvɛstɚ tˈɜːnɚ tə ðə bˈoːɹd ʌv mˈɛtɹoʊ, ðə mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən tɹˈænsɪt ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌv hˈæɹɪs kˈaʊnti, tˈɛksəs.
In 2016, Frieden was appointed by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to the board of METRO, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas.