MARTA's Keith Parker leaving agency (Atlanta: contractor, move, train)

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by fourthwarden

Trump has not really made infrastructure investment part of his platform. He just wants to sell off what few potentially directly profitable pieces of infrastructure we have to corporations, while defunding everything else.

The health of the nation's infrastructure as a whole will not improve.

At least it's something to build on (pun intended). The fact that he doesn't have policy specifics could wind up being advantageous, especially if the Dems come to control at least one of the chambers of Congress, which will certainly happen within the next 4-8 years.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by fourthwarden

Trump has not really made infrastructure investment part of his platform. He just wants to sell off what few potentially directly profitable pieces of infrastructure we have to corporations, while defunding everything else.

The health of the nation's infrastructure as a whole will not improve.

There's no doubt we need to do something. The Chinese, the Europeans, the Indians, the Turks and the Africans are kicking our butt on infrastructure.

[cqholt]

MARTA Chief Counsel Elizabeth O’Neill will temporarily take over leadership of MARTA as the transit agency seeks a permanent replacement for outgoing general manager and CEO Keith Parker.
“She’s been at MARTA a long time … she’s gotten the confidence of everybody in the building and I think it’s also important that she is not interested in the job long-term,” said MARTA board Chair Robbie Ashe on Thursday at agency headquarters at Lindbergh, just after the board voted to appoint O’Neill.

https://saportareport.com/named-interim-marta-leader/

[fieldm]

Just thinking about this it will be hard for the next person to ********** up unless they change everything Mr. Parker put in place. He has done the hard part so whoever is next should have it easier. Just dont change shyt and let things continue to flow

[bu2]

Originally Posted by fieldm

Just thinking about this it will be hard for the next person to ********** up unless they change everything Mr. Parker put in place. He has done the hard part so whoever is next should have it easier. Just dont change shyt and let things continue to flow

Its far easier to mess things up than to fix them. Doesn't take much.

[1lifealex]

Maybe Parker got out because he knows something is getting ready to happen like a state takeover or something like that

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by 1lifealex

Maybe Parker got out because he knows something is getting ready to happen like a state takeover or something like that

I bet it had more to do with Goodwill offering to triple his salary. Those non-profits pay big bucks.

[Presidentsharpe]

We need someone young, cultured, world traveled, and actually lives, works, and plays in the city by transit.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by arjay57

I bet it had more to do with Goodwill offering to triple his salary. Those non-profits pay big bucks.

/thread.

You don't turn down that kind of raise.

[fieldm]

This happened because MARTA and everyone else made it be known how much he turned MARTA around. Maybe next time they should not broadcast how good the next CEO is as much because the more they broadcast it the higher change that another company will take notice and offer them a better deal