Transit is making strides in Missouri, and the Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) is on board to ensure transit continues to move in 2017. From the opening of the new transit center in Springfield, to the nationally recognized program at OATS to the opening of the streetcar in Kansas City, transit is on the move, and you can help ensure MPTA continues to make a difference today!
Please consider a special year-end gift to MPTA and see the return on your investment in 2017!
MPTA made some great strides in 2016 but we have more to accomplish. Highlights from MPTA’s work over the past year include:
Through a partnership with the MPTA and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), MoDOT was able to allocate additional funding under 5339 for MO transit providers from 2013, 2014 and 2015 which previously was not available. This impacted providers across the board from large urban to the rural providers.- The legislature approved an additional $1.15 million in operating funds out of the State Transportation Fund account in 2016 doubling operating funding for SFY2017 ($2,210,875 in total operating funding).
- Several Missouri providers including City Utilities of Springfield, City of Columbia COMO Connect and KCATA secured federal grant funding totaling more than $11 million for electric buses, bus replacement and facility updates.
- New Management in place at the Missouri Public Transit Association.
- Launch of new website
- Networking events including MPTA Educational Series and 35th Anniversary Celebration
- Monthly Member updates
- Online membership renewal now available for members
- Launch of Meet MPTA Series
- Set a legislative agenda for 2016 and 2017
MPTA’s work and your support matters because the more Missourians who have the opportunity to take advantage of transit, the more we can all enjoy the benefits transit provides. Please consider a gift today!