该机构宣布，1月14日晚上，亚特兰大大都会快速运输局总经理兼首席执行官杰弗里·帕克（Jeffrey A. Parker）死于明显的自杀。

包括《亚特兰大日报》在内的各种新闻媒体报道，帕克在马塔的东湖站被火车撞倒。

Parker, 56, had served in the roles since March 2018, according to his LinkedInpage. He had also been MARTA's senior director of transportation from 2005-2008, and a vice president at HNTB in Atlanta for seven years before rejoining MARTA in his most recent positions.

In a陈述Marta董事会主席Rita Scott表示，该机构“为自杀死亡的通用汽车/首席执行官杰夫·帕克（Jeff Parker）的令人震惊的死亡感到震惊，并补充说，他是“玛塔的杰出领导人和士兵”。

Scott added that "we are devastated at this loss as we valued Jeff’s leadership and looked forward to him bringing his vision for transit to fruition. The entire metro Atlanta region owes him a debt of gratitude for his transformational efforts and we will not stop working to build on the foundation he created."

Just two days prior, on Jan. 12, Parker had spoken at the agency'sState of MARTA 2022虚拟的事件。在那里,他的报告ed that in 2021, MARTA had achieved its 10th straight balanced budget, while also embarking on its largest-ever expansion plan, funded in part by a half-cent sales tax increase approved by Atlanta voters in 2016.

Also on that day, Parker推文that he was "excited about MARTA’s path ahead and thank you all for joining me on this incredible ride. A big thank you to [The Council for Quality Growth] and our local, state, and federal elected officials for making this past year one of extraordinary support."

On Jan. 15, the MARTA board named Collie Greenwood as interim general manager and CEO. With MARTA since 2019, Greenwood had served as director of bus operations and was named deputy general manager in January 2021.

关于格林伍德的任命，玛塔董事会的声明指出：“杰夫·帕克（Jeff Parker）建立了一支令人难以置信的专业团队扩张阶段有了重新致力于改善客户体验的承诺。“作为运营主管，格林伍德对这项工作至关重要，他的任命确保了我们共同的愿景的连续性。”

据报道，迪卡尔布县医学检查官办公室正在调查帕克的死亡。

地区，行业官员反应
帕克自杀死亡的消息促使地区领导人和行业团体（例如美国公共交通协会）的众多声明，他曾在该团体董事会任职。

In a statement posted to social media, APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas commented: "APTA, and the entire public transportation industry, are shocked and saddened to hear the news of Jeffrey Parker's passing. I had the privilege of knowing and working closely with Jeff over his decades in the industry, and he will be remembered for his outstanding leadership and dedication to advancing public transportation."

地方，地区和州官员还评论了帕克的领导。

Georgia's Attorney General, Chris Carr, for instance, called Parker "a brilliant leader and a true advocate for innovation in transportation."

亚特兰大地区委员会通过其社交媒体渠道说，帕克是一位鼓舞人心的领导者，他倡导了一个现代，更公平和以客户为中心的过境系统，这种愿景将持久。”