June 24, 2022

FTA Announces More Than $16 Million in Grants including KCATA to Help Communities Improve Transportation in Areas of Persistent Poverty

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) yesterday awarded grants to help marginalized communities across the country.… Read the rest

June 15, 2022

Replay: MPTA Education Series – Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Training

Review the Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Training (OEND) training which covers a variety of information to assist in allowing persons to learn more about… Read the rest

June 8, 2022

MISSOURI PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION ELECTS THOMAS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  The Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) has elected Ed Thomas to its Board of Directors. He will serve a two-year term. Thomas has served as Executive Director… Read the rest

June 8, 2022

MPTA Recognizes Jake Jacobs for Service

The Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) Board of Directors recognized fellow board member Jake Jacobs for his decades of service to the MPTA and transit at its… Read the rest

May 27, 2022

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Initial $13 Million Funding Opportunity from IIJA for Transit Planning That Addresses Climate Change and Equity in Communities Nationwide

Priority will be given to projects, such as mixed-use development near transit stations, that help reduce transportation costs, combat pollution and climate change,… Read the rest

May 16, 2022

2022 Legislative Session Wraps with Potential Historic State Investment in Transit

This increase is critically needed – considering Missouri is ranked 45^th in the nation for transit investment and had allocated only $1.710 million each of the last four… Read the rest

May 11, 2022

REPLAY: MPTA Vendor Spotlight: Products for Passenger Safety with Luminator

Watch the replay of the MPTA Vendor Spotlight: Products for Passenger Safety with Luminator with MPTA Vendor Members that are providing the solutions transit providers… Read the rest

April 29, 2022

Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation Announce Nearly $1.5 Billion in Grants Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Modernize Bus Fleets and Facilities

Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Transportation  Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez  announced the availability… Read the rest

April 27, 2022

2022 Missouri Transit Association Operator Awards Nominations Are Now Open

The MPTA Operators’ Awards will recognize those operators in Missouri going above and beyond the last several years in providing safe, reliable, efficient public transportation… Read the rest

April 27, 2022

OATS Transit Hires New Mid-Missouri Regional Director

OATS, Inc. announced the appointment of Gary Anspach to its management team. Anspach has been hired as the Mid-Missouri Regional Director in Columbia, MO, where he will… Read the rest