November 8, 2021

Congress Passes Historic Infrastructure Package; President Signs into Action

Late on November 5, the House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA by a vote of 228 to 206 that includes $550 billion… Read the rest

November 2, 2021

Congress Passes Another Extension to Authorization Bill

Unable to work out their differences on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure measure alongside a $1.75 trillion domestic funding bill, the House of Representatives passed… Read the rest

October 29, 2021

MPTA Education Series Presents: An Introduction to the Transit Workforce Center 

The next MPTA Education Series event will highlight and explore the new Transit Workforce Center (TWC), the FTA’s first ever national technical assistance center to… Read the rest

October 26, 2021

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) creates partnership to offer transit agencies assistance on Workforce Development

The International Transportation Learning Center (ITLC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public transportation at the national level and within… Read the rest

October 22, 2021

Covid-19 and Staffing Shortages Cause Missouri Transit Providers to Reduce Service

Labor shortages are affecting industries across the nation at alarming rates, and Missouri transit providers have not been spared. Finding, training, and retaining… Read the rest

October 22, 2021

Streetcar Brings $413M in Private Investment Along Southern Extension

Developers have flocked to the Kansas City’s southern streetcar extension ahead of construction with investments along the route. According to the Kansas City… Read the rest

October 22, 2021

UMKC Students, Professor Design Ideas for KC Streetcar Extension

The KC Streetcar South Extension project will soon be under construction, will cover more than 30 city blocks, and will extend the existing 2.2-mile ‘Starter Line’… Read the rest

October 22, 2021

MPTA Education Series: Addressing Behavioral Health on Transit Systems – December 8, 2021,  9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The next MPTA Education Series will look at Addressing Behavioral Health on Transit Systems with Stacy Nonn, Associate Director of Comprehensive Integration with Chestnut… Read the rest

October 22, 2021

MPTA Education Series – In the Weeds: A Candid Conversation about the Challenges, Conditions, and Considerations of Transportation Service Coordination

Merriam Webster defines coordination as the process of organizing people or groups so that they work together properly and well. Sounds simple – but the reality is that… Read the rest

October 21, 2021

FTA Issues Challenge to Transit Providers to Build Local Climate Action Strategies

On April 22, 2021, President Biden announced an ambitious goal for the United States to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse… Read the rest