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Read on to learn about CASTA’s 2025 accomplishments & goals for 2026.

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Here are some highlights from 2025:

• • In February CASTA staff and members visited the offices of the Colorado delegation in DC to discuss the impacts of the new Administration on transit agencies in the state. 
  • To help CASTA members understand the changing priorities, we held a webinar in March to share what we learned while visiting DC.
  • CASTA staff attended national conferences and participated in regular national advocacy calls. We listened to federal policy updates, specifically related to transit but also the Administration more broadly as things continued to evolve. 
  • Over the summer, we coordinated 5339 technical assistance even as lawsuits made the project uncertain and weighed in on word usage and grant focus based on what we knew about the administrative priorities. 
  • We advocated with legislators on behalf of the agencies in the state in danger of losing their awarded 5339 funding when some projects were sent to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation for review on a tight timeframe, putting funds at risk of lapsing.
  • In September, we brought in a conference speaker to provide an update on how agencies across the nation were responding to the multiple Executive Orders and Letters from the Secretary of Transportation.
  • Over the first part of the year CASTA staff and board developed a list of priorities for the Surface Transportation Reauthorization, which we submitted to the USDOT reauthorization portal and our DC delegation.

  In 2026, CASTA will continue to provide important updates to our members as developments occur, enabling agencies to utilize federal funding effectively and appropriately while meeting the needs of the communities and regions they serve through monthly newsletters, our spring and fall conferences, and committees.