December 13, 2024

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

December 12, 2024

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

December 3, 2024

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

December 2, 2024

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

November 25, 2024

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

November 25, 2024

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

November 20, 2024

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

November 19, 2024

Missouri Transit Providers Optimistic About Future

For the first time since the pandemic, both urban and rural transit providers in Missouri are echoing the same sentiment – optimism. Ridership numbers are nearing and,… Read the rest

November 19, 2024

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Nomination Made

Sean Duffy, a former congressman, has been nominated as the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Duffy served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019.… Read the rest

November 19, 2024

It’s Membership Renewal Time at the Missouri Public Transit Association

It’s membership renewal time at the MPTA. Transportation is key to moving Missouri forward. Through your membership in the Missouri Public Transit Association, you

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