July 19, 2012

Old St. Louis buses to be replaced with help of $5M grant

By Kelsey Proud If you're a rider of public buses in St. Louis, you may see a newer vehicle pull up to your regular stop – in a couple of years. Metro, which operates… Read the rest

July 18, 2012

Construction Begins In Downtown KCK On New Transit Center

(Kansas City, Mo. – July 18, 2012) The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Ks. (UG) and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) will break… Read the rest

July 17, 2012

Linda Yaeger Retires After 34 Years of Service to OATS, Inc.

(Columbia, Missouri, July 13, 2012) – Former Executive Director of OATS, Inc., Linda Yaeger, retired June 30, 2012 after 34 years with the transportation organization.… Read the rest

July 13, 2012

Unemployment Problem Includes Public Transportation That Separates Poor From Jobs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/11/unemployment-problem-public-transportation_n_1660344.html Posted: 07/11/2012 7:16 am Updated: 07/11/2012… Read the rest

June 20, 2012

OATS, Inc. Celebrates Employee for 25 Years of Service

(Columbia, Missouri June 19, 2012) – In 1956, Bernie Bias left Iowa for Missouri to spend some time with her friends. While visiting, she decided to apply for a position… Read the rest

June 20, 2012

OATS, Inc. Celebrates East Region Driver for 20 Years of Service

(Bridgeton, Missouri June 19, 2012) – Twenty years ago, Buddy Reynolds came to work for OATS, Inc. As a driver out of Franklin County, he has been providing people who are… Read the rest

June 19, 2012

National Dump the Pump Day – June 21, 2012

On June 21, 2012, American Public Transportation Association (APTA), in partnership with The Sierra Club, The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC),… Read the rest

June 18, 2012

Johnson County Transit seeks to cut bus service

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/17/3662998/johnson-county-transit-seeks-to.html

Eight routes would be eliminated. Nine would see reductions or modifications.

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June 14, 2012

KCATA IS FIRST TRANSIT AGENCY TO IMPLEMENT GUNSHOT DETECTION SYSTEM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH KC POLICE

(Kansas City, Mo. – June 7, 2012) Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) and the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) are deploying ShotSpotter, an acoustic… Read the rest

June 8, 2012

St. Louis transit agency wins top honor at APTA Rail Rodeo

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/St-Louis-transit-agency-wins-top-honor-at-APTA-Rail-Rodeo–31263# The Bi-State… Read the rest