May 16, 2016

2016 MO Legislative session wraps up with additional operating funding for transit, conceal & carry on transit and increase in gasoline taxes stalled

The 2016 Missouri Legislative Session came to a close on May 13, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Legislative leaders focused on ethics reform as their top priority following events in… Read the rest

May 16, 2016

City Utilities of Springfield Opens New Transit Center

City Utilities Transit Center opened with much fanfare on May 6 in Springfield, MO. The opening fun included a Dedication Ceremony in the morning with more than 150 area… Read the rest

May 16, 2016

KCATA receives National Award for Safety and Security Efforts

(Kansas City, Mo. – May 16, 2016) The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority won top national honors this weekend for its efforts to bolster bus safety on the road… Read the rest

May 4, 2016

Conceal and Carry on Transit Legislative Alert

Representative Ron Hicks has distributed an amendment to SB 656 which would add his conceal carry on transit language to the bill. SB 656 is a bill dealing with other conceal… Read the rest

May 2, 2016

Transit is on the Move in MO this weekend

Exciting additions this weekend in MO for TRANSIT! MPTA is excited to see all the new transit service, partnerships and events around transit this weekend in Missouri.… Read the rest

May 2, 2016

KCATA offers free bus fares this Friday in celebration of streetcar opening

The Kansas City region will join together offering free bus fares on Friday, May 6, in celebration of the historic opening of the new downtown Kansas City streetcar. The… Read the rest

April 29, 2016

RideKC Bridj service to expand to River Market area

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) announced today that its new RideKC: Bridj microtransit service will expand service starting on May 2, 2016. Residents… Read the rest

April 27, 2016

Meet MPTA: Meet St. Joseph Transit

As a part of the Missouri Public Transit Association’s efforts to promote our members and the services they provide in MO, we are launching a new series, MEET MPTA… Read the rest

April 27, 2016

Want to go to Camp? TransportationCamp coming to KC in June

TransportationCamp is an unconference bringing together transportation professionals, technologists, and others interested in the intersection of urban transportation… Read the rest

April 21, 2016

2016 Transit Midwest Partnership Conference right around the corner

You are invited to join transit providers, stakeholders and riders on  August 14-17, 2016 at The Westin at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri for the joint… Read the rest