June 29, 2018

St. Louis Embraces Bike-Share and its Connection with Transit

Bike-share was introduced into the St. Louis area in April of 2018.  Riders have already taken over 100,000 rides with an average of 1200 rides a day!  The average trip of… Read the rest

June 25, 2018

Driver Burnout – Keynote Presentation at 2018 Conference

The 2018 MPTA Conference will feature a presentation by  Charlotte DiBartolomeo, M.A.C.T., CEO of Red Kite Project, discussing best ways to address transit driver… Read the rest

June 14, 2018

Celebrate Public Transit with Communities in Motion Week

City Utilities in Springfield will be participating in Communities in Motion week, a week-long celebration of alternative transportation, June 18 – 22. Scheduled… Read the rest

June 14, 2018

Cape Girardeau Transit Authority teams up with SB40 Board on transit

The Cape Girardeau Transit Authority (CTA) is teaming with local taxing board to provide transit services.  Senate Bill 40 (SB40) is a state tax levy that provides funding… Read the rest

June 11, 2018

OATS Transit Hires New Finance Director

Debbie Stevens joined OATS Transit as the new Finance Director at its headquarters in Columbia MO effective June 1st.  She will oversee the financial operations of the… Read the rest

June 6, 2018

City of Columbia advertising for Transit and Parking Manager

The City of Columbia Public Works Department has recently released a job opening for Transit and Parking Manager.   Transit and Parking Manager $55,903 –… Read the rest

June 6, 2018

Missouri Public Transit Association Appoints Officers to its Board of Directors

The Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) recently appointed Kelly Turner, of Springfield, MO, as the Vice President of its Board of Directors, and Mark Mehmert,… Read the rest

May 23, 2018

Transit Funding Opportunities for Disadvantaged Areas

Transit funding can sometimes be a challenge.  Identifying appropriate grants and programs for specific projects is always a large undertaking and an important part… Read the rest

May 18, 2018

Ride KC Offer 75¢ Bus Rides during Ozone Alerts

The May 18 Orange Ozone Alert has prompted RIDE KC to offer reduced bus fares to incentivize bus ridership.  The organization cut the cost of riding in half, to $0.75 to encourage… Read the rest

May 18, 2018

FY18 Omnibus Bill has positive impact on MO Transit Providers

In March, the announcement of the $1.3 trillion FY18 Omnibus Appropriations bill outlined funding for the remainder of fiscal year through Sept. 30, 2018.  The FTA… Read the rest