Just noticed today that the KCATA finally renamed the 47 bus from Broadway (previous route) to Martin Luther King Jr ridekc.org/getting-arou...
The streetcar has seen record ridership numbers in the past month. Operators and mechanics say the growth is positive but has caused stress on the system.
KC Streetcar workers are unionizing after record-high passenger traffic during World Cup
The streetcar has seen record ridership numbers in the past month. Operators and mechanics say the growth is positive but has caused stress on the system.
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Mayor Quinton Lucas’ streetcar wish list: 18th & Vine, a 39th Street concept — and KCI as the big one.
Streetcar to KCI is the ‘grand kahuna,’ Lucas says — making KC a ‘real’ place
Mayor Quinton Lucas’ streetcar wish list: 18th & Vine, a 39th Street concept — and KCI as the big one.
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BREAKING! Ordinance 6091 introduced at Jackson County Legislature mtg for a 1/2-cent sales tax vote this November to fund public transportation. Thanks @KCRTA @WholePersonKC @MARCKCMetro for providing info to the ad hoc committee earlier in the day! jacksonco.legistar.com/LegislationD...
Jackson County Missouri - File #: 6091
Title: AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County, Missouri, at a general election to be held on November 3, 2026, a question authorizing Jackson County to impose a countywide s...
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Our immediate past chair @davekcmo.bsky.social was recently a guest on the podcast for The Whole Person, a local organization serving people with disabilities. He discussed #transit, #accessibility, regional funding and more! youtu.be/zhCncLm5Ttg?...
S3 E6: How the KC Streetcar Is Changing Kansas City Transit with David Johnson
YouTube video by The Whole Person
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Longtime tenant Clint’s Comics is moving to a new location in Independence after its merchandise was damaged by water falling from the ceiling.
Fate of historic Art Deco building in Midtown KC unclear after ceiling collapse
Longtime tenant Clint’s Comics is moving to a new location in Independence after its merchandise was damaged by water falling from the ceiling.
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Last year was the deadliest on record for Missouri pedestrians, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Not including bicyclists, there were 105 pedestrian fatalities in the state through Nov. 9, 2024. But so far this year, there have been 128.
Missouri pedestrian fatalities have risen 22% this year. Does the state need a new strategy?
So far this year, 128 pedestrians have been killed in Missouri — a troubling increase over the same period in 2024, which was already the deadliest on record.
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"The US government will not be commemorating World AIDS day this year". Silence = Death There are 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States, 40 million globally
Multiple arrests were made after a large sideshow blocked off roads in Kansas City’s Riverfront District over the weekend, police said.
Multiple arrests made after sideshow in Kansas City’s Riverfront District
Multiple arrests were made after a large sideshow blocked off roads in Kansas City’s Riverfront District over the weekend, police said.
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Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program | #ksleg via @jonshorman.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/25/r...
Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program • Kansas Reflector
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illega...
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Kansas City has been asking the state and federal government for financial help to pay for extra buses during the World Cup. The clock is ticking, but the transit agency hasn’t gotten a dime. (The Beacon)
As World Cup looms, Kansas City leaders face hard decisions to pay for extra bus service
Kansas City has been asking the state and federal government for financial help to pay for extra buses during the World Cup. The clock is ticking, but the transit agency hasn’t gotten a dime.
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Great to run into @davekcmo.bsky.social today! I first met him in 2012 talking about getting a @kcstreetcar.org at a First Friday event. What a ride it has been.
Months of community effort to preserve Leawood’s old City Hall didn’t come to fruition as the City Council leaned toward demolishing the site.
Despite residents’ pleas to save old City Hall, Leawood moves toward demolition
Months of community effort to preserve Leawood’s old City Hall didn’t come to fruition as the City Council leaned toward demolishing the site.
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Our immediate past chair @davekcmo.bsky.social served on a panel about transportation for KC Tomorrow this morning!
Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance Vice Chair Michael Kelley says the poll shows that people across the metro will support public transit if their local governments invest in it, especially at a time when the state and federal governments are pulling back transit funding.
Voters across the Kansas City metro support a sales tax for better bus service, new poll finds
A new poll from the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance found that voters in four counties across the metro would support a regional sales tax dedicated to bus service, even as soon as next year.
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🚨ADVOCACY ALERT!🚨 KCRTA polling shows majority voter support for transit funding across the Kansas City region! 🧵 1 of 4:
Gilbert Baker, born in Chanute, Kansas, in 1951, designed the rainbow flag that's now flown all over the world to signify support for LGBTQ equality and pride. But he left Kansas as soon as he could. (From 2020) https://loom.ly/Me9ZMd0
Rainbow flag's creator didn't celebrate his home state, but Kansans keep his memory alive
Gilbert Baker left Kansas as soon as he could. But, as many around the world celebrate LGBTQ pride month, it's worth noting that Kansas also struggled to hold the flag creator dear.
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Deep cuts to bus and rail services loom across big cities, small towns | via Kevin Hardy #ksleg
Deep cuts to bus and rail services loom across big cities, small towns • Kansas Reflector
From huge urban areas to small rural routes, the financial future of public transit is in doubt
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Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
With CDC injury prevention team gutted, 'we will not know what is killing us'
Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
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Big demonstration today at City Hall KCMO about protecting funds for bus service. I approve.
"I want to begin this outdoor dining experience by acknowledging that we are on land that once belonged to a Jeep Cherokee"
ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · last yr.somebody on here said removing parking minimums is colonialist. Bluesky juice confirmed
Quite a take: “Long-distance trains will disappear. State-sponsored routes will continue in some form, so long as the states pick up the tab. And the Northeast Corridor will be raffled off to the highest private bidder.” www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...
CEO’s dismissal signals the beginning of the end for Amtrak: Analysis - Trains
Nothing good will come from Wednesday’s dismissal of Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner, who was pushed out as part of the White House’s purge of officials who are not deemed loyal to President Donald Trump. ...
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NEW: Passengers will lose nearly half of Kansas City’s bus routes if the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s budget cuts go into effect. And they would also lose the rideshare service IRIS, which fills holes in the bus system.
Kansas City's rideshare helps people travel where buses don't. Budget cuts may end both
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority's proposal to cut bus routes would also defund IRIS, a rideshare service intended to fill the city’s transportation gaps. For people without cars, that wo...
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KCRTA provided some strong comments to Savannah for this @kcur.org report. This is a critical issue and a critical moment in our history as a region. Good work to @joshboehm.xyz and @davekcmo.bsky.social!
KCUR (Kansas City's best news source)@kcur.org · last yr.The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has struggled for years to provide fast and frequent bus service. Many suburbs have pulled their funding, which resulted in route cuts, and a feud between Kansas City leaders and the agency may result in even more. www.kcur.org/housing-deve...
A labor economist told KCUR's Up To Date that Kansas City does not have enough available jobs in the area to make up for all the local federal workers getting laid off by the Trump administration.
Kansas City doesn't have enough jobs available for all the federal workers getting laid off
Federal workers in Kansas City whose jobs were eliminated under the Trump administration's massive budget cuts will have a hard time finding comparable work in the area. Instability in the city's work...
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