Jeffrey Parker, that led the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transportation Authority throughout a time of development and afterwards throughout the pandemic when public transport ridership dropped, has actually passed away, the firm introduced.
An agent for the firm, Stephany Fisher, claimed that Parker passed away by self-destruction when he was struck by a train in the East Lake Terminal in DeKalb Area at around 10:30 p.m. Friday.
" He was a superior leader and also guardian of MARTA whose passing leaves all of us sad," MARTA Chairwoman Rita Scott claimed in a declaration uploaded on the firm's internet site. "We are ravaged at this loss as we valued Jeff's management and also eagerly anticipated him bringing his vision for transportation to fulfillment. The whole city Atlanta area owes him a financial debt of gratefulness for his transformational initiatives and also we will certainly not quit working to improve the structure he produced."
Others shared their acknowledgements, consisting of Gov. Brian Kemp, that tweeted that Parker "had an amazing mind for transport and also logistics and also a heart for individuals."
Parker was a country wide acknowledged transport leader. On its internet site, MARTA claimed Parker had greater than 35 years of experience in the transport market. Throughout his occupation he functioned as commissioner of the Connecticut Division of Transport and also held management articles throughout his 20-year period at the Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority.
According to the internet site, Parker was continually acknowledged as one of Atlanta's a lot of significant leaders, most lately called amongst Atlanta Publication's The majority of Effective Individuals of 2020 and also Atlanta Organization Chronicle's Power 100: The Majority Of Significant Atlantans of 2020. Parker was additionally acknowledged in 2019 by the Atlanta Phase of Female's Transport Workshop as its "Guy of the Year" for his solid document of employing and also advertising females in the transport market.
In his almost 4 years leading MARTA, the 55-year-old Parker managed development strategies in Atlanta and also Clayton Area, according to The Atlanta Journal Constitution. The paper additionally indicated his "strong efficiency" throughout the 2019 Super Dish in Atlanta, when numerous thousands rode trains on their means to and also from the video game and also various other Super Bowl-related occasions.
While he assisted bargain a brand-new labor contract that led to 3% yearly increases for employees, he additionally assisted overview MARTA throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, among one of the most difficult times for MARTA and also transport companies around the nation as ridership dropped and also health problems amongst staffers raised.
On Saturday, the MARTA Board of Supervisors elected all to call Collie Greenwood as the firm's acting basic supervisor and also chief executive officer. Greenwood signed up with MARTA in 2019 as head of bus procedures and also was advertised to replacement basic supervisor of procedures in January of in 2015, according to a news release from the firm.
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