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Why should we fund transit when we see empty buses? Lots of people need this explainer. Pass it on. humantransit.org/2020/04/what...
What's Wrong with an Empty Bus? — Human Transit
When people want to imply that public transit is irrelevant or failing or wasteful, they always point to relatively empty buses or trains. To the layman it certainly seems as though buses with few pa...
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BREAKING: KC has published its proposed 30-year lease, development and community benefits terms for a downtown Royals stadium in Crown Center, the day before a council committee is set to review them. My initial overview of the collective 165 pages of documents: www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n...
KC publishes terms for 30-year Royals stadium lease, development days before potential final vote - Kansas City Business Journal
Get a first look at the city's proposed lease and development terms for a downtown Royals stadium, days ahead of a potential council vote.
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The Next Great Recession isn't housing... it's far dumber. Car dependency locks us into financial ruin! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkiS...
The Next Great Recession Isn't Housing... Its FAR Dumber.
YouTube video by The Infographics Show
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🚌🚌 BREAKING: No KCATA Service Cuts on September 6th; Current Service Levels to Remain Through April 2027 🚌🚌 ❓What Happened?❓ On 8/13, KCMO City Council passed an ordinance to expend an additional ~$8.3 million for KCATA-operated bus service. 🧵 (1/5)
Just days after a driver ran over this steel bollard another driver crashed into the new protected bike lane on Southwest Boulevard. But yeah, let's keep having a moral panic about kids on e-bikes!
S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎@stbikeskc.bsky.social · 2mo agoMetal bollards in bike lanes get run over so that people don't!
And if you're not sure what's on the ballot, check out my voter guide: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
MK 2026 Voter Guide for the August Primary
MK 2026 Voter Guide for the August Primary If you want the quick recommendations, click on one of the links below. If you want a more detailed explanation, read past the horizontal line. Click here f...
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Requiring developments to have offstreet parking is suicidal in large cities, but it can be pretty harmful in small towns too. Quit using policy to dictate how people live their lives. Instead, watch what they actually do.
Patrick Siegman@siegman.biz · 2mo agoPort Townsend, Washington, was the first city in the state to remove minimum parking mandates. The sky did not fall. Port Townsend’s success should reassure leaders in timid places, like Boston and New York, that they can follow suit.
I always appreciate getting Jarrett's perspective, which holds even greater weight now, as Jackson County is deliberating a new transit funding source and is hosting 2 more listening sessions for the public to weigh in on what we could use: Tonight in Oak Grove July 28th at Raytown Library
Jarrett Walker@humantransit.bsky.social · 2mo agoYet another fun hour chatting about the public transit planning challenge with the great @clmarohn.bsky.social of @strongtowns.org. Hope you enjoy and share! podcast.strongtowns.org/e/the-transi...
Yet another fun hour chatting about the public transit planning challenge with the great @clmarohn.bsky.social of @strongtowns.org. Hope you enjoy and share! podcast.strongtowns.org/e/the-transi...
The Transit Tradeoff No City Can Escape | The Strong Towns Podcast
Putting a route near every community sounds fair until the buses only arrive once an hour. Jarrett Walker, author of Human Transit and principal of the firm helping Des Moines rethink its bus network,...
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As as visually impaired person, a person who cares about the environment and my city to be accessible, and livable by everyone. Even more so, the bus is one of the ultimate cheat codes. Where else can you get driven around by a professional chauffer in an exotic vehicle while saving money?
KCUR (Kansas City's best news source)@kcur.org · 2mo agoA county-wide sales tax could provide tens of millions of dollars each year for public transportation, potentially reversing the yearslong trend of Kansas City riders losing bus routes. Jackson County legislators want to hear what residents need before placing the tax on the ballot.
Desperately needed revenue for mass transit is being considered in Jackson County, and legislators want to hear from their constituents on what improvements should be prioritized with countywide funding! The July 28th session in Raytown is on the 63 bus route.
KCUR (Kansas City's best news source)@kcur.org · 2mo agoA county-wide sales tax could provide tens of millions of dollars each year for public transportation, potentially reversing the yearslong trend of Kansas City riders losing bus routes. Jackson County legislators want to hear what residents need before placing the tax on the ballot.
Transit agencies should stop talking about getting "back" to pre-COVID ridership. Here's why. humantransit.org/2026/06/tran...
Public Transit Is Not "Coming Back" ... It's Doing Something Better — Human Transit
The history of transit ridership in the US is what it is: But it matters enormously how we talk about it. Many US transit agencies will be facing the voters in the next two years, seeking new funding...
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Transit agencies still talk of ridership as % of pre-COVID levels. They want to say they are "back." This is misleading the public. Ridership is up, but we will never go "back". The world of 2019 is gone and so are its hordes of commuters. 1/🧵
Caltrain@caltrain.com · 3mo agoFrom January through April 2026, Caltrain hit the 70% mark when it came to pre-COVID ridership recovery levels. 37,000 riders across BART, Caltrain, and VTA last World Cup weekend. Transit is back. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bart-station-muni-caltrain-transit-22310378.php
We're seeing the power of public transit in KC. Parking and traffic are fine because thousands of visitors aren't having to drive. Now let's find ways to find transit regionally so we can keep this level of service.
ROCK CHALK SUCK IT ARGENTINA YOU CANNOT STOP THE POWER OF KANSAS ATHLETICS SUPERFRIENDS
I know my eyesight is not good but even I can see that this is an ADA violation! We have multiple residents who use wheelchairs, parents with strollers, people with impaired vision, users of shopping trolleys etc and the sidewalks are unusable to them now!! @mayorq.bsky.social
S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎@stbikeskc.bsky.social · 3mo agoPoints for putting the no parking signs in the parking spaces but points deducted for blocking the sidewalk completely with these barricades. The problem is that KCMO subcontracts all this work out & have virtually no inspectors to make sure work is done correctly or within ADA rules.
Are sidewalks places for people or just places where we store stuff? @mayorq.bsky.social
🐝@musicobsession.bsky.social · 3mo ago@stbikeskc.bsky.social they cannot be serious
In Portland, the Mayor has suggested using the "clean energy fund" to bribe our basketball team to not leave town. Meanwhile, our transit system is facing dire service cuts. opb.org/article/2026...
Portland unveils timeline for Moda Center deal
Here’s a refresher on how and why the city’s playing an active role in negotiations and how the public can get involved.
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Waymos in California are driving around empty almost half the time. As with Uber-Lyft, all that mileage is new congestion compared to everyone driving alone OR using transit/bike/walk. findingspress.org/article/1618...
Millions of Trips, "Waymo" Empty Miles: California's First Thousand Days of Commercial Robotaxi Service | Published in Findings
By Awad Abdelhalim. Of over 14 million robotaxi trips in California only 54% of vehicle miles carry a passenger.
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Every car in your city represents $8-12K/year being sucked out of your local economy instead of being spent on housing, goods & services. I wish more parking-obsessed retailers & elected officials understood this. #WindshieldBias #CarBlindness
Mike Eliason@holz-bau.bsky.social · 4mo agoit's amazing how much money you can spend on local business when you don't need to spend $1,000 a month on car ownership
"I need AI art, otherwise I can't make my project." Randy Savage cut a promo with nothing but a coffee creamer he swiped from craft services. Stop making excuses and do better.
What's so scary about transit riders???? @nondriver.bsky.social writes a great article about why it matters that transit boards have representation from actual transit riders, and what is so scary about transit riders that many transit agencies fight against the very idea.
What’s So Scary About Transit Riders? - PubliCola
By Anna Zivarts “I have to ride the bus. I have to deal with the scheduling, the condition of the…
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I've been on 4 buses since yesterday and no signage anywhere about fares returning next week, or a QR code to download the app or anything. One person asked the bus driver about it and the driver said "download the Ride KC app" (not even the right name). What a nightmare.
The 2026 proposed legislation has a 81% to 19% split of guaranteed funding for highways versus transit/rail. The 2021 legislation had a 69% to 31% split of funding for highways versus transit/rail. We're going backwards in terms of expanding access to transportation options.
As a visually impaired person who cannot drive, this greatly diminishes my quality of life and the quality of life for so so so many more people in this city. .
KCUR (Kansas City's best news source)@kcur.org · 4mo agoKansas City bus riders will see a temporary boost in service during the World Cup. But by the end of summer, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will cut more than one-fourth of its weekday routes.
Kansas City bus riders will see a temporary boost in service during the World Cup. But by the end of summer, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will cut more than one-fourth of its weekday routes.
Kansas City will lose a fourth of its daily bus routes after the World Cup
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will cut more than one-fourth of its weekday Kansas City routes and change hours on many others later this summer. Officials say they need more regional funding to bring routes back.
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US House GOP & Dems have compromised on 5-year transportation bill. Draft bill includes a $150 annual fee on electric vehicles ($35 for plugins). No fee on gas-powered cars. Though not huge, this is another disincentive to shift to EVs in a country where the EV market share is low & declining.
Press Releases | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will cut more than one-fourth of its weekday Kansas City routes and change hours on many others later this summer. Officials say they need more regional funding to bring routes back.
Kansas City will lose a fourth of its daily bus routes after the World Cup
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will cut more than one-fourth of its weekday Kansas City routes and change hours on many others later this summer. Officials say they need more regional funding to bring routes back.
kcur.org