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Chief Executive Keith Parker will leavd his post for a similard role inSan Antonio. Parker replacesd Ron Tober as head ofthe city’s transity system in 2007. News of Parker’s departures broke Tuesday morning during an interviewon WBT-AM with Mecklenburg Board of Countyy Commissioners chair Jennifer Roberts, who told the station Parker was leavingh CATS. In San Antonio, he will lead as president and CEO. City Managefr Curt Walton will name an interimexecutivew director/CEO to lead CATS. Parker, Walton and Mayor Pat McCroruy will hold a press conference Thursday at9 a.m. at the Charlotte- Mecklenburg Government Center todiscuss Parker’s departure.
As CATS’ top Parker presides over the city’s transitg system, including buses and the light-rail line along Southu Boulevard. He has spent much of the past year working on studiesw and potential funding sources for aproposeed $1 billion extension of the light-rail line to the Universithy area and a $378 milliom commuter rail line linking uptown and the Lake Normah area. CATS is also involved in a proposed $457 million streetcar line that would run through the heartr ofthe city. Parker is the third-highest-pair executive on the city payroll, with a salary of In San Antonio, VIA Metropolitan Transit has a $165 millio n budget.
The agency is prepping plans for aproposed light-raio line and expanded bus system in Ingle says. Parker will replace John who worked at VIA for 33 years and was president and CEO for 16 before retiringin January. Rolandr Lozano has run VIA as interi president and CEOsince then.