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Really proud to serve on this council with such thoughtful folks.

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Oh 💯 My primary transportation mode is our public e-bike share fleet! The unexpected benefit for me (vs commuting on my acoustic bikes for the precious 15 years) was the ability to zip around in the heat of the summer while wearing a suit. Truly a game changer for so many folks.

As a resident of a very hilly city (nobody roll your eyes, Kansas City has legit hills) I would not resist the idea of some escalators or one of those things you can put your foot on to roll you and your bike uphill.

I can’t get around much at all right now because I sprained an ankle bouldering. So I feel this in my bones, literally.

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Yeah maintenance issues and not really an ADA accommodation because they aren’t that accessible. The building in the picture would require an elevator and/or accessible ramps which are far more inclusive. But still, my original reply was punching down and inadvertently ableist. Thanks for the nudge.

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Of course! And my apologies for coming off as ableist. Escalators can certainly improve accessibility in addition to elevators and ramps.

Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

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KC friends, is there any kind of YIMBY group or other organizing force working to increase housing here? Or is it all decentralized neighborhoods groups and individuals?

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 15/01/2025

Elon Musk is what happens when you create a society that believes technology can achieve anything and collective action can achieve nothing

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

kinda funny that all it took to defeat traffic in the most crowded city in the country was only a simple $9 congestion relief zone

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Eric Bunch @ericbunch.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

A Tesla thinking a train is maybe just a line of cars is the most Tesla thing I can think of.

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Haha I realized after I replied that you likely weren’t referring to that specific street example. Sorry for the confusion!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

And I think the most salient point to be gleaned is Democrats lose elections, not on the left-right fault lines, rather we lack convictions in our positions and voters lose confidence in us.

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"Oh, but this just shows the nerdy, detail-obsessed nature of Japanese people," you say. Perhaps. But these publications can't exist without a distribution system (i.e., newsstands). And those newsstands can't exist without *dense walkable neighborhoods.*

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Yeah I’ve thought of that but that specific street is like 28’ wide curb to curb so probably not practical in the example shown in that picture but I’m all for snow road diets on our 4 lane streets! I’ll add that to the list of ideas!

“Sir, this is an Arby’s.”

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Yeah some of these piles blocking sidewalks are 10’ tall. They will be there until spring if left on their own.

Legally, adjacent property owner is required to clear the sidewalk and corner ADA ramps But the offending snow pile in this case was from plowing and is right at the curb, so unclear. I’m connecting with transit authority to find out what their general practice is at accessible bus stops.

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I’m sitting here in my warm office with my heart rate elevated watching/listening to this. I know this sound well! And I know how white my knuckles get riding in that! Hope you made it to your destination safely!

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Same for north of of plaza as well.

Just had to help a mom carry her double stroller through this snowbank so we could go out into the street to catch the bus. Another person had to help her older kid climb over a 3’ tall pile to catch a school bus. We have to do better.

Snow pile at the curb with a low spot in the snow where people are climbing through. A car is blocking the low spot and then more traffic beyond that.

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More evening shenanigans in this house.

Woman holding two 8 year old kids in a living room.

Woman holding carrying two 8 year old kids up an old oak staircase.

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 13/01/2025

Speaking of cats… our void has apparently found a new murder perch.

A black cat on the highest cabinet in a kitchen.

A black cat on the highest cabinet in a kitchen. Zoomed in 2x

A black cat on the highest cabinet in a kitchen. Zoomed in 3x

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Traffic has decreased. 273,000 fewer vehicles entered Manhattan below 60 Street from Monday to Friday last week.

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Thanks for sharing your ideas and feedback. Always happy to engage.

TBF, I would say this council term followed by the last one are the most pedestrian friendly councils in recent KC history. Snow is tricky in this climate because we get just enough for it to be occasionally debilitating but not enough to have a true winter culture that manages the snow well.

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Yes but it’s not enumerated. Just a reasonable time after the snow has ended.

I get it… you don’t want to fine someone over this if they have limited mobility, but we do this for other property violations all the time. You still gotta mow the grass and trim the shrubs. Nobody seems to think that’s a problem.

You should share that with him then! I sprained my ankle last week (unrelated to the snow) and the snow has made walking anywhere nearly impossible. I cannot imagine how hard it would be for folks with disabilities or have limited mobility.

Because my suggestion that we highlight for the public that everyone is required to clear their sidewalks lest they be cited was met with almost universal rebuke from my council colleagues.

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And unfortunately, common sense enforcement (i.e selective) would probably be considered arbitrary and capricious. Another alternative would be to just investigate 311 complaints and hope that folks aren’t ratting on their neighbors.

What I am suggesting here is that if you actively push snow onto the sidewalk from a driveway or a parking lot, you should be cited. That would be distinct offense from just failing to shovel your sidewalk. Addressing the concern you highlight was my point.

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Perhaps another approach to this problem would be to add a new section to the code that says if you push snow onto the sidewalk from private property, you will be fined. As opposed to my resolution asking city manager to enforce the existing code that requires prop owners to clear sidewalks.

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Thankfully this isn’t on the way to school otherwise we would never get there on time!