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As of October ‘25, Midtown KC has seen: * Streetcar on Main * 31st St Road Diet * 39th St Road Diet * Broadway Road Diet * Westport Road Diet * Gillham Cycletrack * Cleaver II and Rockhill protected lanes * Armour Rd protected lanes Tides are turning in the War on Cars!


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I believe it’s coming up for a vote in the very near future. Like 3-4 weeks. Parking minimums will be a thing of the past.


Happy 816 day. If you know, you know, it’s KCMO.


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After growing up in them, I almost despise suburbia


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When I hit my FIRE number, I’m going to build a shop and spend my days experimenting with masonry, timber, concrete, and steel construction techniques while teaching part time and engineering homes for architects for fun.

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Just curious. If KC canceled all bus service (they shouldn’t!) and used the money to finance an e-bike rebate program…how much would the rebate be? Winter Weather sucks here and bike infrastructure is in its infancy…so I’m not advocating this. Just curious.


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This has been a fun one. 415 Delaware. Lateral structural retrofit. New elevators and stairs. New mechanical unit rooftop platform. New “Secret Garden” patio space to the North. Architectural design work by BNIM. Structural work by me and my friends at Walter P Moore

trevoracorn's tweet image. This has been a fun one. 

415 Delaware. 
Lateral structural retrofit. 
New elevators and stairs. 
New mechanical unit rooftop platform. 
New “Secret Garden” patio space to the North. 

Architectural design work by BNIM. Structural work by me and my friends at Walter P Moore

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Americans so obsessed with ice they went and gave it way too much power

Hot take: Europe is a bunch of third-world countries with better branding. No A/C. No dryers. Ice is a luxury. You’ll sweat through dinner while the waiter ignores you for 2 hours. Say what you want about America, but at least eating out doesn’t feel like hot yoga with bread.



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"Without even trying, Sterling Bay created a makeshift habitat that’s already attracting birds. All the developers had to do was leave the property alone and allow plants to grow." l8r.it/0Qyt


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Can't tell you how many of these I've met in my life: "urban advocates" that don't live in cities "transit advocates" that never ride the bus "homeless advocates" that have never met a homeless person and on and on and on


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Something useful to consider here is that what we call the 'city' vs the 'suburbs' depends on political boundaries that are quite random and have little in common between cities in the US. When you imagine a generic city you think of a place with high population and job…

2024dion's tweet image. Something useful to consider here is that what we call the 'city' vs the 'suburbs' depends on political boundaries that are quite random and have little in common between cities in the US. 

When you imagine a generic city you think of a place with high population and job…

A lot of the discourse about suburbanization and the decline of cities takes for granted that cities are the natural state of the world, the place everybody wants to be, and that the decision to live otherwise demands an explanation. But if I look at my own family, what I see is…



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Some things are worth more than money

swrightCO's tweet image. Some things are worth more than money
swrightCO's tweet image. Some things are worth more than money
swrightCO's tweet image. Some things are worth more than money
swrightCO's tweet image. Some things are worth more than money

Some things are worth more than money.

loganclarkhall's tweet image. Some things are worth more than money.


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