April 10, 2018

FTA Awards KCATA $29.9 Million for Prospect MAX Bus Rapid Transit Line

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) has been awarded a Small Starts grant from the Federal Transit Administration in the amount of $29.9 million. The… Read the rest

April 9, 2018

Faces of Missouri Transit

  What Would the State of Missouri be Without Transit? Without transit, many simply could not survive. There would be fewer jobs. Traveling would be more costly.… Read the rest

April 6, 2018

Springfield updating bus fleet with help of federal funding

City Utilities in Springfield is replacing a huge portion of their fleet with modern buses. City Utilities was given $3.8 million to spend on new buses. The organization… Read the rest

April 5, 2018

FTA awards more than $8 million to MO transit to replace aging vehicles

FTA today announced approximately $264 million in project selections to improve the safety and reliability of America’s bus systems and enhance mobility for transit… Read the rest

April 4, 2018

 Missouri DNR releases draft VW Settlement Plan including $4M for transit

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint against Volkswagen last year because its vehicles were emitting nitrogen oxides that significantly exceeded… Read the rest

April 4, 2018

Legislative Update: Multi-Modal amendment defeated

UPDATE as of 4/5/18: Rep. Corlew introduced the multi-modal amendment to HB2540 last evening.  The amendment was defeated by a voice vote.  Rep. Corlew in partnership… Read the rest

March 29, 2018

2018 Transit Conferences

Looking for more education opportunities? Here is a list of upcoming conferences and events around the country. APTA –Host’s several conferences per year. Use this link… Read the rest

March 23, 2018

KCATA Celebrates Next Step in Prospect MAX Expansion

Alphapointe President and CEO Reinhard Mabry along with Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) President and CEO Robbie Makinen are hosting a ceremonial… Read the rest

March 22, 2018

FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Bill includes additional funding for Transit

  The House Rules Committee posted the details of the $1.3 trillion FY18 Omnibus Appropriations bill outlining funding for remainder of fiscal year through Sept. … Read the rest

March 13, 2018

Funding Transportation: What are other states up to?

Since 2012, 21 states have increased transportation revenues by a variety of means, while many others have been unsuccessful.  Examining the effective approaches of… Read the rest