September 15, 2025

APTA Data Highlights National Growth and Opportunity for Public Transit

X According to new data from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the U.S. transit industry is rebounding strongly from pandemic-era declines and… Read the rest

September 11, 2025

KCATA Announces MovingKC Regional Mobility Summit: Building a Sustainable Future for Regional Mobility

  The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), in partnership with the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), is organizing the inaugural MovingKC Regional… Read the rest

September 11, 2025

IL Looks at New Funding Mechanisms for Transit

As Illinois Transit providers face a fiscal cliff of more than $770 million, lawmakers are looking at outside the box ideas for funding. Ideas floated to date include:… Read the rest

September 9, 2025

Save the Date for the 2026 Missouri Transit Conference

  Save the Date! The 2026 Missouri Public Transit Conference & Expo is set for September 2-3 in Columbia, MO at The Broadway Hotel. This site, located in downtown… Read the rest

September 8, 2025

Midwest Transit Champions Honored During 2025 Midwest Transit Conference

  The Missouri Public Transit Association, Iowa Public Transit Association, and Nebraska Association of Transportation Providers honored operators from across… Read the rest

September 8, 2025

Where Are We Going from Here? Transit’s Future on the Federal Front Virtual Webinar Set for October 21

Don’t miss this important virtual update . . . Where Are We Going from Here? Transit’s Future on the Federal Front on October 21, 2025 Join the Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska… Read the rest

September 3, 2025

MISSOURI PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBER

Organization also Extended the Appointment of Existing Board Members and Elected Officers at Annual Meeting The Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) – the state’s… Read the rest

September 3, 2025

MISSOURI PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION NAMES CRAWFORD AS BOARD PRESIDENT

The Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) – the state’s transit advocacy organization – has named Matt Crawford, Director of Transit at City Utilities of Springfield,… Read the rest

August 26, 2025

Funding Cuts to Transportation in Rural Missouri

Letter to the Editor, Southeast Missourian, August 25, 2025 Gov. Kehoe’s decision to cut State Transit Assistance has resulted in a $48,000 funding reduction… Read the rest

August 20, 2025

Save the Date: Transit Tuesdays at the State Capitol

The Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) is teaming up with transit providers, stakeholders, Citizens for Modern Transit, and other interested citizens from… Read the rest