February 7, 2020

MPTA Education Series Presents: De-Escalation and Drivers – Live Webinar

UPDATE: This event will now be hosted online through Zoom. Driver safety is top of mind for Missouri transit providers.  Join the Missouri Public Transit Association… Read the rest

February 4, 2020

FTA Announces Bus Funding Grants for 2020

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for approximately $454.6… Read the rest

January 31, 2020

Bi-State Development Receives Funding for Human Trafficking Awareness Training

The Bi-State Development Agency in St. Louis, Missouri, will receive $187,500 to enhance employee training to recognize human trafficking and address other public… Read the rest

January 27, 2020

Notice of Funding: FTA FY2020 Low or No Emissions Program

The FTA released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on January 17, 2020, soliciting projects for proposals for the Low or No Emissions Program (Low-No Program). … Read the rest

January 27, 2020

NTI Hosting Transit Trainers’ Workshop April 19-21, 2020

NTI is hosting a Transit Trainers’ Workshop in Kansas City, Missouri on April 19-21, 2020.  Download the TTW 2020 Registration Brochure here. NTI Describes the workshop

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January 23, 2020

City Utilities Bus Operator Recognized with Power of 1 Hero Award

Transit operators are making a difference in communities across Missouri, and many times this goes well beyond the ride they provide from Point A to Point B.  In Springfield,… Read the rest

January 23, 2020

KCATA Board of Commissioners Elects Officers

The Board of Commissioners of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) elected new officers at the Jan. 22, 2020 board meeting. The new Board Chair is Commissioner… Read the rest

January 21, 2020

Congress Reached Bi-Partisan Funding Agreement for US DOT

Just prior to the Christmas recess, Congress reached a bipartisan funding agreement for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and other departments and government… Read the rest

January 21, 2020

Bi-State CEO Testifies on Behalf of MPTA for TRANSIT Funding

Testimony for Senate Appropriations Committee on HB 4 Taulby Roach, Bi-State CEO and MPTA member, Missouri Public Transit Association, January 15, 2020 Public transit… Read the rest

January 17, 2020

Calling All Poets and Lovers of Transit

This Valentine’s Day, Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) wants to know about your Bus Crush! MPTA is encouraging Missouri residents to express why they… Read the rest