Federal Fiscal Year-End Shutdown - Invoice/Reimbursement Request Deadline - TODAY

The Federal Fiscal Year 2026 will be shutting down on Sept. 23. To ensure processing, all Federal invoices and reimbursements must be submitted to MoDOT by Sept. 11. After this date, payments will be on hold until the federal financial system becomes available mid-October.

Now Available: FTA Section 5311 Rural Public Transit Call for Projects

On Aug. 3, the FTA Section 5311 Rural Public Transit application became available on the MoDOT-Transit website. The application will be for one year of funding. Applications are DUE by Oct. 1.

Send completed applications for review and processing to MoTransit@modot.mo.gov.

Agreements/Access Codes:

It is agreement season, please remember that agency-assigned access codes used in DocuSign never change, regardless of the program.

Vehicle Disposition Form

Transit agencies that receive federally funded vehicles through MoDOT must complete this form when requesting vehicles to be sold, buyback, etc. This form can be found on the MoDOT-Transit website under "Vehicle Dispositions."

Send completed forms for review and processing to Kelly.Roark-Niederhelm@modot.mo.gov.

Accident Report

Did you know that when a federally funded vehicle has been involved in a roadway incident, regardless of severity, it must be reported to MoDOT? MoDOT has created an Accident Report form that transit agencies must complete. The form can be found on the MoDOT-Transit website under "Vehicle Accidents."

Send completed forms for review to Christy.Evers@modot.mo.gov.

Retirement Notice:

Janette Vomund has retired from MoDOT!

Janette dedicated 13 years of service to MoDOT, including 10 years in Transit.

Thank you for everything you did for the citizens of Missouri, Janette! Enjoy your retirement.

Janette Vomund (center) poses for a group photo with Multimodal Division - Transit coworkers and shakes hands with MoDOT Assistant Chief Engineer Mark Croarkin during her retirement party.

At the 2026 Missouri Transit Conference, the Missouri Public Transit Association was honored to recognize 21 transit operators from across Missouri. These individuals were nominated by their riders or colleagues for their excellent work in serving their riders. Join us in celebrating these Transit Champions!

Fatigue Data Spotlight

FTA has identified transit worker fatigue as an important safety concern within the transit industry. To address the issue, FTA hosted a webinar on July 22 to further the transit industry's understanding of fatigue risks and fatigue risk management programs and discuss Safety Bulletin 26-01 on Transit Worker Fatigue. Representatives from FTA, the Center for Urban Transportation Research and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority participated in the webinar, sharing insights on topics including:

• FTA’s work on transit worker fatigue, and new Safety Bulletin 26-01.
• Transit worker fatigue and transit worker fatigue-related research.
• Operational practices for implementing fatigue risk management programs for rail and bus.

Protecting the People Who Keep Transit Moving

Every day, thousands of transit workers keep buses and trains running for communities across the country. In recent years, assaults on these frontline employees have increased, creating serious safety concerns for workers and passengers alike. To address this issue, FTA has published a Mitigation Fact Sheet and Required Actions Regarding Assault on Transit Workers to share information and best practices across the industry.

Disabling Damage

Per 49 CFR Part 655, FTA post-accident drug and alcohol testing is required when specific thresholds are met. When the transit vehicle involved is a bus, electric bus, van or automobile, one of these thresholds is "disabling damage." Per § 655.4, “disabling damage” occurs when one or more motor vehicles (including a non-FTA funded vehicle or private vehicle) sustains damage that prevents the vehicle from leaving the scene of the accident in its usual manner and the vehicle is transported away from the scene by a tow truck or other vehicle. 

CMT's Ten Toes + Transit Celebrates 20 Years as Registration Opens for fall 2026 season

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), in partnership with the St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD), AARP in St. Louis, BJC Healthcare and the Centene Foundation, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its award-winning Ten Toes + Transit program in 2026 and CMT is excited to announce that registration for the fall 2026 season is now available.

A calendar is available online, as well as registration for exclusive program "Special Walks."

Pre-Employment Drug Testing Refusals

DOT pre-employment tests differ from other types of DOT-authorized tests in the way that refusals are determined. This is true for all pre-employment tests conducted under § 655.41, including for new hires (applicants), transferees from non-safety-sensitive positions to safety-sensitive positions and employees returning to safety-sensitive functions after a 90-day absence from the random testing pool.

Priority recommendations for USDOT

In June 2026, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) identified six priority recommendations for USDOT to implement, highlighting the following three areas that warrant timely and focused attention: addressing workforce gaps, improving grants management and integrating emerging technologies.

Metro Transit Announces Red Gateway Card Replacement Deadline

Metro Transit has announced they will stop accepting Red ADA Paratransit Gateway Cards on MetroBus and MetroLink on Sept. 30, as part of their transition to a new fare system. A replacement card can be requested online, over the phone or in person and must be requested by Sept. 30. To learn more, visit Citizens for Modern Transit.

Oh, the humanity! The "airship era" is often considered to have ended with the wreck of the Hindenburg in what U.S. state?

A. New Jersey.

B. New York.

C. Delaware.

Answer is below 'Upcoming Conferences' section.

October 2026

• DUE Oct. 2 - National Transit Database.



November 2026

• Semi-Annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise.

Trivia Answer: A. New Jersey.

We want to hear from you!

MoDOT’s InTransit Newsletter is an opportunity for transit agencies funded through MoDOT to recognize the awesome things that are happening in their organizations. If you would like to share what your agency is doing, whether it’s about your service or highlighting a transit employee, please send those submissions to Kelly.Roark-Niederhelm@modot.mo.gov.

APTAU Learning Homepage

Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) https://ctaa.org/

FMCSA Drug and Alcohol https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/drug-alcohol-testing-program

FTA Drug and Alcohol https://www.transit.dot.gov/drug-alcohol-program

FTA Webinars and Trainings Homepage

Mineta Transportation Institute Upcoming Webinars

Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) https://www.mopublictransit.org

Missouri RTAP https://www.mltrc.org/mltrc/About_RTAP.asp

Multimodal Partner Contact Map https://www.modot.org/multimodal-partner-contact-map-mode

National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM) https://www.ccam-tac.org/

National RTAP https://www.nationalrtap.org/

National Transit Institute (NTI) https://www.ntionline.com/

National Transit Institute’s Current Course Schedule of Upcoming Training

NCMM e-Learning Catalogue

SUMC's Mobility Learning Center https://learn.sharedusemobilitycenter.org/

TSI Public Transportation Catalogue

USDOT Drug and Alcohol https://www.transportation.gov/odapc

For additional questions or concerns:

Administrator of Transit

Christy Evers

573-751-2523

MoTransit@modot.mo.gov

Missouri Department of Transportation | 888-275-6636

P.O. Box 270 Jefferson City, MO 65102

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