September 15, 2016

Governor withholds funding for MO MOVES Cost share Program

Due to the override of three pieces of legislation that will impact state revenues, the Governor has issued additional spending restrictions (withholds) to compensate… Read the rest

September 9, 2016

Meet MPTA: City of Bloomfield

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

September 8, 2016

US DOT announces 5339 grants including MPTA members

The US DOT Announced the Sec. 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Grants today. The US Department of Transportation made an announcement today on federal funding grants under… Read the rest

September 7, 2016

US DOT releases national Transit Map

The US DOT released the first national Transit Map this past August. The National Transit Map is a nationwide catalog of fixed-guideway and fixed-route transit service… Read the rest

August 30, 2016

MPTA launches Educational Series with focus on Social Media for Transit

Join the Missouri Public Transit Association on November 1 to learn how to best use social media to promote your transit services and to communicate with your constituents… Read the rest

August 26, 2016

Federal Government Recognizes Metro Transit for Excellence in Maintenance and Asset Management

The ability to maximize the life cycle of MetroBus vehicles and save millions of dollars in the process has attracted the interest of transit agencies around the nation… Read the rest

August 19, 2016

Don’t miss the Training available for MO Rural Transit Providers

The following is a list of the training programs and a course description of each that are currently available to rural transit providers through Missouri RTAP. Requests… Read the rest

August 17, 2016

MPTA Celebrates 35 Years at Kansas City’s Historic Union Station

This Sunday, Aug. 14, MPTA celebrated 35 years of working to ensure transit has a voice in the state of Missouri. With a reception in the Greater Kansas City Regional Chamber… Read the rest

August 17, 2016

MPTA honors KC Mayor Sly James & OATS at Transit Midwest Conference

The Transit Midwest Conference served as the backdrop to honor two transit champions in Missouri in 2016.  As a part of the events, MPTA honored one individual and organization… Read the rest

August 17, 2016

MPTA elects new board members at 35th Annual Meeting

MPTA hosted its 35th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 16 in Kansas City, MO as a part of the Midwest Transit  Conference. MPTA members elected the following individuals… Read the rest