May 2, 2025

LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM: MO Transit Investment Heads to Conference Committee

With two weeks left in the Missouri 2025 Legislative Session, transit investment heads to the Conference Committee. Last week, the Senate included additional funding… Read the rest

April 30, 2025

Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Ends IRIS Rideshare Program

  Kansas City’s rideshare program, IRIS, will be ceased on May 1, 2025. The program was originally launched in 2023 as an on-demand option with the purpose… Read the rest

April 22, 2025

Adopt-a-Stop Programs an Opportunity to Connect Transit with Communities

  Transit providers in the two largest cities in Missouri, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) in Kansas City and Metro Transit in St. Louis, both… Read the rest

April 21, 2025

Legislation Allowing Guns on Transit Must Be Derailed in the Senate

Letter to the Editor, Joplin Globe, April 16, 2025 The Missouri House approved legislation that would allow individuals with concealed carry permits to carry firearms… Read the rest

April 17, 2025

MPTA Panel Discussion to Highlight Results of 2025 Statewide Transit Needs Assessment

The Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) will host a virtual panel discussion on Thursday, May 15, 2025 to highlight the results of the 2025 Missouri Transit Needs… Read the rest

April 15, 2025

National Rural Transit Assistance Program Conference Headed to Austin, Texas in December

  The National Rural Transit Assistance Program (National RTAP) will host their 6th National RTAP Conference, Wrangling Access and Mobility in Rural and Tribal… Read the rest

April 9, 2025

KC Streetcar Extension Reaches 97% Completion; University of Missouri-Kansas City Students to Benefit Significantly

  As of April 2025, the Kansas City Streetcar extension is 97% complete. Construction on the extension began in April 2022 and, when opened, will extend the streetcar… Read the rest

April 7, 2025

KCATA Reducing Frequency and Reinstating Fares Per KC Council Ordinance

The Kansas City Council passed an ordinance on April 3 which will fund Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) through October while reinstating a $2 fare and… Read the rest

March 31, 2025

KCATA Set to Implement Service Changes as Result of Funding Shortfall

  The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA)’s Board of Commissioners voted last week to move forward with a plan that would reduce service frequency… Read the rest

March 28, 2025

OATS Transit Placing Temporary Pause on Some Transit Services in Southwest Missouri Starting April 1

  KY3 out of Springfield, Missouri has reported that OATS Transit services in some rural communities across Southwest Missouri will be temporarily paused starting… Read the rest