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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If you're in a US city that is facing a transit funding referendum in November, such as the San Francisco Bay Area, here's my quick guide on how to think about transit measures in general, and the forces behind them. humantransit.org/basics-shoul... Comments welcome.
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Basics: Should I Vote for a Transit Tax? — Human Transit
In the United States and Canada, voters are sometimes asked to decide whether to raise taxes to fund transit improvements.  I’m often asked whether I support these things.  I don’t like telling people...
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The US has elections for transit funding measures coming up in several cities. So I just updated my general advice about how to vote in these elections. It's more complicated than "just vote yes". Even I as a transit advocate have voted no sometimes. humantransit.org/basics-shoul...
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Basics: Should I Vote for a Transit Tax? — Human Transit
In the United States and Canada, voters are sometimes asked to decide whether to raise taxes to fund transit improvements.  I’m often asked whether I support these things.  I don’t like telling people...
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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Feeling pain at the pump in Kansas City? Then the Green Commute Challenge is for you.
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Feeling pain at the pump? Kansas City challenge says there's another way
The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) launched its annual Green Commute Challenge. The nonprofit challenges Kansas Citians to use alternative modes of transportation throughout October.
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Know anyone in Milwaukee, Wisconsin? Please forward them this. We need their feedback on difficult choices facing the transit system. www.ridemcts.com/programs/mct...
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MCTS Forward
MCTS Forward is a collaborative effort to think about the future of public transit in Milwaukee County.
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This post may be the most effective argument right now for letting public transit wither. It may not make sense to you, but it feels right to many, many people. So in a short new post, I talk through what's going on here, and how to engage with it. humantransit.org/2026/09/the-...
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Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance @kcrta.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thanks to the advocacy efforts of everyday folks like YOU, #Missouri Transit funding was preserved at $4.2M. Now is the time to speak up again! KCRTA is joining folks across the state to urge Gov. Kehoe to allocate $9M for SFY 2027. Learn more and help us speak up: kcrta.org/2026/09/16/t...
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Take action on state funding for Missouri transit! – KCRTA
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Why should we fund transit when we see empty buses? Lots of people need this explainer. Pass it on. humantransit.org/2020/04/what...
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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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Thomas Friestad @thomasfriestad.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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...
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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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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The Next Great Recession isn't housing... it's far dumber. Car dependency locks us into financial ruin! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkiS...
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The Next Great Recession Isn't Housing... Its FAR Dumber.
YouTube video by The Infographics Show
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Kansas City Bus Riders Union @kcbusriders.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🚌🚌 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)
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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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!
red car crashed upon physical barrier of a bicycle lane, In the middle of the lane is a protective bollard that had been ran over by a driver as well
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Michael Kelley says Vote NO on Amendment 3 @mckelleykc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
And if you're not sure what's on the ballot, check out my voter guide: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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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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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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.
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acnnngham.bsky.social @acnnngham.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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...
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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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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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?
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acnnngham.bsky.social @acnnngham.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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.
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Transit agencies should stop talking about getting "back" to pre-COVID ridership. Here's why. humantransit.org/2026/06/tran...
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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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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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/🧵
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Matt Staub @staubio.com · 22/06/2026
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.
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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
PAWWWWWWL THEY CHEATIN AGAIN
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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
ROCK CHALK SUCK IT ARGENTINA YOU CANNOT STOP THE POWER OF KANSAS ATHLETICS SUPERFRIENDS
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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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
Barricades blocking entire sidewalk Barricades blocking entire sidewalk
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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Are sidewalks places for people or just places where we store stuff? @mayorq.bsky.social
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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...
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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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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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...
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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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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 01/06/2026
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
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Brian Transplant @briantransplant.com · 19/05/2026
"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.
Randy "Macho Man" Savage holding up a small white cup of coffee creamer. It could be non-dairy creamer, half-and-half, or something else. Nobody's sure. He's wearing a purple shirt, a white-and-purple polka-dot wristband. black sunglasses with white frames and white stripes painted on the lenses, and a multicolored bandanna in his long hair.
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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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.
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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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Karly @karlycay.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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.
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 20/05/2026
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.
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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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. .
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KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 18/05/2026
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.
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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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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 18/05/2026
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.
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Press Releases | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 15/05/2026
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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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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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Imagine if we put these sorts of resources into making transit work every day instead of just for sports ball. It is a choice and reflects our values when every other day transit riders don't get this kind on convenience
From the Seattle today Instagram page
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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 15/05/2026
Our KC plan has some flaws: 1. No plan to continue the new service after July for residents 2. No suburb-to-suburb service that residents actually need in a sprawled region 3. Transit agencies using money intended for buying new buses to operate service during World Cup, stealing from future.
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Matt Staub @staubio.com · 12/05/2026
Right here in black and white: parking costs killed housing. If we don't ween off of our car dependence, we can't achieve affordability.
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TransitCenter @transitcenter.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Attn: Transit riders/cyclists/walkers/rollers/nondrivers: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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People in the US: how do you get around without a car?
We’d like to hear from people living in US cities about what public transport, if any, you use
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Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance @kcrta.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee has voted to RESTORE $5M for state transit funding! This is good news, but it's not a done deal. Reach out to your state senator today to ask them to support this measure! #Missouri #Transit #Funding cmt-stl.org/mo-senate-ap...
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MO Senate Approps Committee Restores $5M in Transit Funding; Contact Your Senator Today in Support of Investment - Citizens For Modern Transit
In January, Governor Kehoe proposed cutting $5 million in transit funding from General Revenue in his FY2027 budget recommendations. This came on the heels of
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kevbo9 @kevbo9.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
If your first reaction to the Royals moving downtown to Crown Center is “but what about parking?!” or “I won’t be able to tailgate before the game!” kindly, and with the exact and appropriate amount of respect (none), fuck all the way off
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KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 21/04/2026
In the 1950s, approximately 78,000 people lived in Kansas City’s midtown neighborhoods, which span roughly Crown Center to the Plaza and State Line Road to Troost Avenue. Two urban design experts will discuss what’s changing and what it means for residents.
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As new development changes midtown Kansas City, can the area regrow its population?
In the 1950s, approximately 78,000 people lived in Kansas City’s midtown neighborhoods, which span roughly Crown Center to the Plaza and State Line Road to Troost Avenue. Two urban design experts will discuss what’s changing and what it means for residents Wednesday as a part of KC Design Week.
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 16/04/2026
“If you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, consider driving [to World Cup matches] so the out-of-town visitors can utilize the transit system,” said MPO program manager in north central Texas. Meanwhile, Boston’s MBTA & NJ Transit are charging attendees up to $100 to ride trains. What a joke.
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acnnngham.bsky.social @acnnngham.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This behavior out of MN illustrates why regional transit funding in Kansas City may not be a silver bullet for our bus funding woes. If unchecked, KCMO gov't can come in and divert much more of our PMT sales tax to plug budget gaps elsewhere.
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TransitCenter @transitcenter.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Guys, remember how excited we were in 2023 when Minnesota secured “generational” dedicated funding for transit? Turns out the governor just wants to use that funding source as an ATM to replace budget cuts elsewhere. 🚨🚨🚨
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