December 18, 2024

KCATA Continues to Expand Transit-Oriented Community Development (TOCD) in Kansas City

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) celebrated the groundbreaking of two Transit-Oriented Community Development (TOCD) projects in December 2024.… Read the rest

December 18, 2024

Sunshine Lamp Trolley Service to Return to Joplin in February

Joplin’s Sunshine Lamp Trolley is set to return to service in February 2025. Operating hours will be Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. Fare will be priced… Read the rest

December 16, 2024

KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Celebrates 100% Track Completion

Image courtesy of KC Streetcar Constructors The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension project reached a new milestone as the community celebrated 100% track completion… Read the rest

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 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 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