Transit is essential to Missouri and so is your partnership with MPTA.

Membership Options

 

Transit System Partners

For Transit System Partners, there is a base fee based on the size of the agency plus number of vehicles in each fleet.

Base Fees are as follows:  Large Urban $25,500; Medium Urban $15,500; Small Urban $3,000; 5311 Rural $450.

Please contact Kim Cella at kcella@mopublictransit.org or 314.231.7272 for complete details.

Transit Partner Member

$350.00

(Metropolitan planning organizations, regional planning commissions.)

 

Supplier (Vendor) Member

$525.00

(Corporations engaged in supplying goods or services to the public transit industry.)

 

Associate Member

$225.00

(Organizations that use transit to provide service to the organization’s clients; or, represent clients who are dependent on public transit. Examples of such organizations include, but are not limited to, social service agencies, sheltered workshops, and advocacy organizations for the disabled; and, other similar organizations. Associate members also include non-profits)

 

Individual Member

$60.00

(Individual supporters of public transit who are not affiliated with an organization in another membership category.)

 

Member Benefits

 

Advocacy

The MPTA delivers a legislative advocacy program each year at the state and federal level. It monitors legislation affecting public transit and advocates for equitable public funding for transit services. In the last several years, Missouri transit has seen an increase of more than 500 percent in state investment, jumping from 28 cents per capita to $1.89 in the last three years. The MPTA develops strategy, hosts visits to the State Capitol tow ork directly with legislators and issues a statewide legislative agenda. It also creates campaigns including Transit is a Lifeline for Missourians.

Education

The MPTA provides its members significant education and networking opportunities. This includes bi-monthly calls with FTA Region VII and MoDOT staff, the ability to attend the Missouri Public Transit Conference & Expo, Midwest Transit Conference, quarterly Education Series addressing an array of topics impacting the industry, and peer roundtables allowing partners to share best practices. The MPTA also promotes Vendor Spotlights, hosts events at the State Capitol, distributes monthly eblasts, makes social media updates and releases a membership directory and year-end reports highlighting efforts.

Research

The MPTA works to advance transit in Missouri through advocacy, education and research. The MPTA has sponsored several statewide studies including a Statewide Needs Assessment Study in 2022 and 2025, as well as an Economic Impact Study of Public Transit in Missouri in 2019 and 2023.  These publications provide tools and data to underscore the importance of public transit in Missouri.