Rusty Knox
Coverage (2 articles)
After 27 Years, Charlotte's Transit Commission Holds Its Final Meeting and Hands CATS to the MPTA
Jack Beckett·
The Metropolitan Transit Commission held its final meeting May 27 after 27 years, adopting an amended CATS fare policy and formally handing operational control to the new Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority. The MPTA takes over July 1, the same day the one-cent PAVE Act transit tax takes effect.
A Transit Board Said Goodbye to the Man Who Steadied CATS. He May Not Be Going Anywhere.
Jack Beckett·
At the MTC's final meeting, members praised interim CATS CEO Brent Cagle for steadying an agency in crisis since he arrived in December 2022. The tributes land as the MPTA's national search for a permanent CEO — a job Cagle is eligible to pursue — runs in parallel.