I wondered the same thing. Definitely sounded professional. Weird that we’d be able to hear The K’s fireworks from Midtown, though.

“Everybody depends on street cars – a large percentage directly, as the above figures show; the balance indirectly.”

Walking in my Midtown KC neighborhood after a good rain is the best. ADA all the way, baby.

Ugh. I need something better than that! 🤨

Any self-employed folks have health insurance you're happy with (not on a spouse's policy)? My wife and I are starting to shop for plans, and have heard mixed things about ACA options. We need a plan that has generous coverage of routine medications.

Hot take: One Battle After Another was boring and protracted, and DiCaprio’s character was a moron with dumb lines.

The impact of institutional acquisition of real property in my neighborhood (Valentine, KCMO) and neighboring Hyde Park from 1950–2020:
🔻68% drop in population
🔻40% reduction in housing units
Thanks to the UMKC Planning students and @frischplan.bsky.social for putting this study together.

Candidate for dumbest tagline of 2026. Who has a better one? #branding

Attending the Greater KC Regional Housing Partnership’s debut event at Habitat HQ. Looking forward to learning about innovative ways to promote the construction of more housing in Kansas City!

We’ve Been Fighting the Wrong Transportation Fight It’s time to close the interstate construction era and redefine the federal role in transportation.

open.substack.com/pub/clmarohn...

It’s interesting (telling?) that they have a solid rather than dotted white stripe along the left side of the red area. To encourage merging back into car traffic without encroaching on the bike lane, they should make the “exit” a dotted line.

Probably some of both, but I bet they plow through the bike lane more often than not, based on how it’s set up.

Intersection of Armour and Broadway, northbound: 90% of drivers turning right use the bus/bike lane as a turn lane and will continue doing so until it’s protected. Why didn’t they protect it when they built it?

Spoiler: If you're watching The Night Manager and haven't finished it, don't waste your time and emotional energy.

Sigh… I know. 😕

LOL, yes

Grrrr 🤨

Yeahhh, we suck in that regard.

Would be absolutely killer if KCK would join the effort and extend the improvements all the way to the Mission Rd. exit. That’s the primary stretch of SW Blvd I use.

Snow *removal,* friends 😍

Applications now open for the first-ever Active Mobility Leadership Lab | League of American Bicyclists The League of American Bicyclists is pleased to announce that applications are now open for a new training program for emerging and aspiring Bicycle Friendly Communities: the Active Mobility Leadershi...

Very cool opportunity with @bikeleague.org for local, county, or regional government leaders and staff. My KC peeps, who here locally needs to hear about this (assuming they haven't already)? bikeleague.org/applications...

Land Speculators vs. Developers: Why Communities Must Stop Rewarding Extraction & Start Enabling Those Who Actually Build Because Housing Matters.

Ahem, Kansas City Life Insurance Co. open.substack.com/pub/llmckinn...

(Just about) every bike in a bike lane is one less car on the road. Bike lanes ease congestion, even when their addition entails the removal of a car lane.

Source: Live to Ride, by Peter Flax.

Haters of terms like “cyclist” and “bicyclist,” how about “people who pedal”? 🤔

My retirement account is up 46% since April 2024. Is this typical? How y’all doing? #investing #retirement

Idea for KCMO public works: give notice to residents of when their specific streets will be plowed, and require that their vehicles be removed from said streets during said timeframe. Chicago does this, and it works brilliantly.

Capacity and leadership: a digital marketing burnout story, with lessons learned. An analogy

So, I started a Substack blog recently. Would love to have you as a loyal reader. See my latest here: open.substack.com/pub/mattstep...