May 17, 2018

THUD Appropriations Bill includes $203 Million More in Transit/Intercity Rail Investments

The House Appropriations Committee just released the details of its FY19 Transportation and Housing (THUD) Appropriations bill. The bill provides $16.5 billion for… Read the rest

May 10, 2018

Lights, Camera, Engagement! DART’s Secret to a Safer System.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) riders are consistently reporting feeling safe when riding the system.  An agency survey reports that 77% of respondents in an online… Read the rest

April 27, 2018

Missouri Director of Economic Development Rob Dixon Joins Missouri Hyperloop Coalition

The Missouri Hyperloop Coalition, a public-private partnership dedicated to promoting the construction of a Hyperloop route linking Kansas City, Columbia, and St.… Read the rest

April 23, 2018

Americans Took 10.1 Billion Trips on Public Transportation in 2017

Americans took 10.1 billion trips on public transportation in 2017, according to a report released by the American Public Transportation Association. Commuter rail… Read the rest

April 17, 2018

2018 MO Transit Conference Packed with Information & Networking

The 2018 MPTA Conference will provide the opportunity to meet with other transit professionals, stakeholders, elected officials and interested citizens to shape policy,… Read the rest

April 16, 2018

RideKC Drives Education with the Donation of a Bus

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority invites you to join the Senior Leadership team as we donate a bus to the Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Entrepreneurship… Read the rest

April 13, 2018

MPTA elects newest member to its Board of Directors

The Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) recently elected Chance Long, of St. Joseph, MO, as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Long, who is set to serve… Read the rest

April 10, 2018

FTA Awards KCATA $29.9 Million for Prospect MAX Bus Rapid Transit Line

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) has been awarded a Small Starts grant from the Federal Transit Administration in the amount of $29.9 million. The… Read the rest

April 9, 2018

Faces of Missouri Transit

  What Would the State of Missouri be Without Transit? Without transit, many simply could not survive. There would be fewer jobs. Traveling would be more costly.… Read the rest

April 6, 2018

Springfield updating bus fleet with help of federal funding

City Utilities in Springfield is replacing a huge portion of their fleet with modern buses. City Utilities was given $3.8 million to spend on new buses. The organization… Read the rest