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Congrats to KCATA (RideKC) on the outstanding support for voters for decimated funding for your bus system!

Heading to an appointment here in Baton Rouge on CATS via Route 17 - Acadian Hwy/Perkins Rd, operated today with a battery-electric bus. Thanks for the ride, CATS!

The CR extension to be considered by Congress this week (1) extends U.S. Department of Transportation funding through March 1 and (2) adds some flexibility for The FAA ✈️ funding while operating under the CR: docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/…

For Human Trafficking Prevention Month, join FTA, South West Transit Association and transit agencies for a January 24 webinar to discuss how the materials at the safety4transit.org website can help prevent crime and trafficking. bit.ly/47fhQ7O

Thanks to @RATPDevUSA for supporting our 2024 Annual Conference as our Diamond Sponsor! Look for them at our Membership Meeting & Luncheon in Tulsa on Monday, February 5th! #SWTA2024

Thanks to Uber Transit for their support of the 2024 SWTA Annual Conference in Tulsa in early February! Transit agency attendees will receive a high-quality travel blanket at registration, courtesy of Uber.

FTA Administrator Fernandez joined Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego & Rep. Greg Stanton to cut the ribbon opening @ValleyMetro’s NW Extension light rail line. Supported by a $158 million fed grant thru the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law the line will connect more people to jobs & opportunities

Thanks to Huitt-Zollars their support of the 2024 SWTA Annual Conference in Tulsa next week! Look for their welcome at our Opening Session on Monday (2/5) at 8:30 a.m.

Thanks to UZURV for supporting the 2024 SWTA Annual Conference as a gold sponsor! Look for a welcome from Uzurv at our Tuesday morning General Session on Feb. 6th in Tulsa!

Transit in the southwest: transit matters everywhere.

Congrats to CapMetro on the debut of McKalla station, offering access to Austin FC games & other events at Q2 Stadium!

Shorthand notes for Hill visits with SWTA/CTAA members from LA & OK today: Approps, Match, Rural STIC, Sale of Vehicles, Tribal 5339, Volunteer Mileage, Buy America Waiver, CDL, Data Collection, Saliva Tests, Process Payments, NEPA/Real Estate, Charging Infra, Tribal Urban.🏛️🚌🚆

The wait is over, Tulsa! Welcome to MetroLink Tulsa, your go-to for seamless transit. From now on, MicroLink caters to micro transit, and LinkAssist ensures accessible transit. Let's ride into the future together! #NewBeginning #MetroLinkTulsa

Along with our members across the 8-state SWTA Nation, we appreciate all transit staff on Transit Employee Appreciation Day. Graphics from SWTA members MetroLink Tulsa, dispatcher, Rock Region METRO & VIA Metro Transit

Glad to be in San Antonio for Texas Transit Assn.’s 2024 Annual Conference & Expo, and to see host agency VIA Metro Transit recognized as Outstanding Metro in Texas and their President/CEO Jeff Arndt - a former SWTA Chair! - honored with the Distinguished Service Award.

Among the 117 projects totaling more than $1.5 billion for Bus+Low/No Emissions grants announced today by Federal Transit Admn, more than $172 million was awarded to 22 projects across the 8-state SWTA Nation. Congrats to the recipients listed in our news item below! members.swta.org/latest-news/De…