January 8, 2009

New Year, New Budget, New Fares–Everything’s Goin’ Up in Kansas City

It's all headed upwards in Kansas City…a new $76 million budget for the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority; a 25-cent fare increase for Metro bus riders… Read the rest

January 8, 2009

“Rider Rich” and “Cash Poor”?

Can a transit system be flush with riders, yet strapped for cash?  An article in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune says it's happening in that metropolitan… Read the rest

January 8, 2009

Position of “Transportation Czar” Has Some Legislators Upset

A recent story in the Columbia Daily Tribune discussed the uproar over the recent creation of what is being termed the position of "transportation czar" in… Read the rest

December 23, 2008

New Transportation Secretary Tapped

An article in Passenger Tranport Express, the newsletter for the American Public Transportation Association, details the selection of Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Il) as Transportation… Read the rest

December 18, 2008

New Citizen-Led Transportation Alliance

There is a new, citizen-led group of transportation, business and labor organizations, who share a common belief in the importance of public transportation. … Read the rest

December 17, 2008

Ridership is Up…Again…Vehicle Miles Are Down

The latest news from the American Public Transportation Association–more than 2 billion trips were taken via U.S. public transportation in the 3rd quarter of… Read the rest

December 17, 2008

The President-Elect Uses the Past as a Look Toward the Future

An article in The Huffington Post talks about how President-elect Obama and Vice-President-elect Biden will use the rails to ride to their inauguration next month. … Read the rest

December 16, 2008

Randolph County OATS Driver Retires

After 25 years of service to Randolph County, OATS driver Rebecca Coffman will retire on December 31st.  When she began driving for OATS, it was a service for the… Read the rest

December 16, 2008

Obama’s Economic Stimulus and Mass Transit

Our neighbor to the East, the state of Ilinois, may be having governor troubles, but is certainly having no problem attracting ridership on one of its oldest mass transit… Read the rest

December 5, 2008

“Green Recovery” From Economic Crisis Could Bring Public Transit Jobs

A recent article from Bloomberg.com discusses a stimulus package being considered by President-elect Obama, that will include a great deal of spending on environmentally… Read the rest