Metro GM retires one day after transit agency announces recertification lapses
72 operators who have been noncompliant for more than a year. The move led to longer delays for rail passengers and brought widespread criticism from the region’s elected officials.
Clarke, chief executive of the Austin-based Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was named Wiedefeld’s replacement last week, although his start date hasn’t been determined. Off was appointed interim chief executive during last Thursday’s regular board meeting to work with Wiedefeld during the transition.
The changeover comes one week after Metro touted ridership increases and the hiring of Clarke. After the positive news, the revelation that nearly half of Metro’s train operators had not received required refresher training and testing sank the agency back into familiar territory — a self-inflicted setback that reversed progress on reducing wait times while further frustrating riders and elected officials who questioned the transit agency’s management practices.
She said there were no “checks and balances” in place to make sure waivers didn’t extend beyond 30 days.
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