Banta has been serving as METRO’s CEO since January 2010. He will begin serving as chief executive of both transit agencies on March 1, Valley Metro officials said in a prepared statement.
Banta was an optimal candidate because of his current knowledge of the Valley’s transit environment, and his extensive rail and bus experience at agencies such as the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon and Port Authority of Alleghany County, said RPTA Chairman Ron Aames.
“The METRO Board has long been an advocate for a single CEO,” said Dennis Kavanaugh, METRO’s vice chairman. “It is the best business decision for how we advance transit in the valley and in this economy.”
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