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Shomari Benton
@Shokcmo
Kansas City, MOJoined August 2020
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How do you find an outlet for your passion for your place, especially when you don’t feel you have the money necessary to get started? Is it possible to still see yourself as a developer?
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2nd fastest growing public transportation ridership from 19 - 22. Free transit appears to be working. Progress!
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Oh man. Legendary RE Dev attorney and Kansas Citian. RIP 🙏🏾
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Mike Burke you will be dearly missed. You showed us all what it meant to love KC. What a great great loss for this city. Love you my friend!
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I'm through and through, but I must admit has something special going on up in Maryville and has for the last couple of decades.
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Fantasticly written. Complacency is not an option.
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“…lately I see storm clouds brewing that threaten the urban revival. And it's not pretty. It’s a looming Midwestern shelf cloud.”
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Getting a driving licence was once a common rite of passage. Now it is something that a growing minority of young people either ignore or even actively oppose
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Plan for this shift now
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"Gen Zers point to many reasons they are turning their backs on cars: anxiety, finances, environmental concern. Many members of Gen Z say they haven’t gotten licensed because they’re afraid of getting into accidents — or of driving itself." washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti
Z-O-U!
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Jonathan Curth helped lead the city of Fayetteville, AR, into a new era free of commercial parking minimums.
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Chris Jones was the Best player on the Field tonight as he needed to Be!!!!!
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Northern Europe is extremely over-represented in examples of good bike infrastructure, while African cities like Kigali and Kampala don't get enough attention. twitter.com/chriskost/stat…
While we all know that parking lots are everywhere in our towns & cities, it can be hard to visualize just how MUCH of our land is dedicated to them. Graphic designer Katya Kisin devoted her thesis to helping people do just that with this interactive map.
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Join Vine Street, and to celebrate the release of Buck O'Neil Barrel Aged Saison! 11/04. Free with RSVP!
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The downtown loop in Kansas City — four miles of highway arteries that form a boundary around Kansas City, Missouri's, central business district – turns 50 this month with its completion on Oct. 26, 1972. 
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Just posted a photo @ 18th and Vine-Downtown East, Kansas City instagram.com/p/CkHkBd_LxuE/
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Another KC championship game yall! What an amazing decade for KC sports fans. Also, is a brick wall. #TealRising !
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KANSAS CITY CURRENT ARE HEADED TO THE NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!
@BlueKC | #TealRising
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Our neighbors to the east are embarking on something BIG! All upside for The District (and KC)! @ Crispus Attucks Elementary School
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The fountains in Kansas City are a great source of civic pride and a symbol of the city. But the city has turned them off, citing unmanageable operating costs. On this week's Upzoned, host and co-host discuss what happened.
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In hindsight, this series was a motivating factor in returning back to KC after law school. I'm sure it had that affect on similarly situated folks in my generation. WOW, we've come a long way, but there's still much work to be done! Thanks for republishing
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If you're interested in how far we've come revitalizing downtown KC and what remains unfinished, CityScene is republishing the groundbreaking KC Star "Downtown KC: Mending Our Broken Heart" series that ran 20 years ago this month beginning today. cityscenekc.com/with-regions-h…
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This! Neo-Colonnades (with design guidlines) as-of-right (minimum 4, maximum 14?). Build back the built environment we have lost. Colonnades are/were a large part of the KC aesthetic. Let's lean into it.
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Pre-approved infill single-family homes (or Colonnades!) would be such slam dunk in KCMO. So much empty space for it.
cc: @EricWBunch @BrianDavidPlatt @QuintonLucasKC twitter.com/theoverheadwir…
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Cyclists in the Crossroads our crews are working hard for you! New protected bike lanes on Oak are almost complete. It’s all part of the city’s plan to install 30 miles of protected bike lanes to keep Kansas Citians safe.
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This graphic about where people go after college is ENLIGHTENING and probably something my dad would have cut out from the newspaper if it was in there in 2002. washingtonpost.com/business/2022/
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😬 No front, and I love our . We try to be "speed cautious" on the cycle tracks, trails, etc. Maybe there's a happy medium, maybe there isn't. We (growing North American cycling as transpo community) are at the forefront of trying to figure this all out... twitter.com/notjustbikes/s
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KC’s first Black-owned brewery nears grand opening in 18th & Vine District
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My friend and finely suited talking collective approach to equitable development in series #makingagreatcity . He's doing great work!
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Just posted a photo @ Kansas City International Airport
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Cities like Copenhagen and Amsterdam haven’t always been “pedestrian meccas,” says @JSadikKhan. It took years of work. Other cities can learn from them.
Our conversation from today’s GPS:
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That’s a wrap! As @KCMOwater work nears completion for the coming @kcstreetcar Main St. Extension, it was a joy to celebrate with the community this morning. One of our own took one for the team in the dunk tank. 
Thanks to all who stopped by!
Thanks to all who stopped by!
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STRONGLY agree. Particularly on the affordable housing statement.
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While we knew these buildings were likely toast due to East Village development plans (the leading baseball stadium location), it's still sad to lose them.
Demolition of historic, naturally affordable housing is a huge part of our supply problem, and we do it every day.
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I stand by my assertion that transit agency leaders & boards MUST be regular transit riders. No exceptions. It's unacceptable & a slap in the face to riders when those who have power to make decisions about systems are so disconnected from the daily lived experience of riders.
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Learning of the Catiline Conspiracies from Roman antiquity. Very apropos to today's political climate.
“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain.
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A big thank you to all the volunteers and @dnakcmo for helping out with the clean-up today. 10 cubic yards of mulch was put down today.
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Wall Street Journal:
“A growing number of Americans are turning to electric bikes for at least some of their transportation needs.”
More e-bikes —> Less driving + Lower emissions
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"I love biking in the city because you can go wherever you want. You don’t have to wait for the subway or be stuck in traffic." newyorker.com/culture/cover-
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