2024 YEAR-IN-REVIEW: Advocacy. Research. Education.
Fiscal Year 2024 was a historic year for public transit in Missouri. Record amounts of transit funding were made available at the state level as federal funding matches.… Read the rest
Federal Transit Administration Recognizes Six Missouri Transit Providers at 2024 Missouri Transit Conference
Six Missouri transit providers were recognized by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region VII during the 2024 Midwest Transit Conference hosted by the Missouri… Read the rest
KCATA Continues to Expand Transit-Oriented Community Development (TOCD) in Kansas City
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) celebrated the groundbreaking of two Transit-Oriented Community Development (TOCD) projects in December 2024.… Read the rest
Sunshine Lamp Trolley Service to Return to Joplin in February
Joplin’s Sunshine Lamp Trolley is set to return to service in February 2025. Operating hours will be Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. Fare will be priced… Read the rest
KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Celebrates 100% Track Completion
Image courtesy of KC Streetcar Constructors
The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension project reached a new milestone as the community celebrated 100% track completion… Read the rest
FTA Announces Five-Year Extension of Buy America Waiver
The FTA recently published a Federal Register notice announcing a five-year extension of the partial Buy-America waiver for vans and minivans originally issued in October… Read the rest
MPTA Releases RFP for Financial Review
The Missouri Public Transit Association has released a request for proposals for the 2024 Financial Review of the organization. The Missouri Public Transit Association… Read the rest
LTE: Missouri Transit Providers Optimistic About Future
Springfield News Leader, December, 2024
For the first time since the pandemic, both urban and rural transit providers in Missouri are echoing the same sentiment – optimism.… Read the rest
Funding Opportunity for EVs and EV Charging Systems
GRANT SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR EVs AND CHARGING STATIONS
Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) has issued a request for applications (RFA) for a limited-time opportunity for… Read the rest
KCATA Announces Ridership Increase in 2024
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), which serves two states and seven counties, has announced an increase in monthly ridership. KCATA’s… Read the rest
Transit Investment Tops Legislative Agenda for 2025
Transit providers in every single county in Missouri are collectively delivering more than 40.1 million rides annually. For some, transit is the sole means by which they… Read the rest
