David Johnson

S3 E6: How the KC Streetcar Is Changing Kansas City Transit with David Johnson YouTube video by The Whole Person

Our immediate past chair @davekcmo.bsky.social was recently a guest on the podcast for The Whole Person, a local organization serving people with disabilities.

He discussed #transit, #accessibility, regional funding and more!

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Fate of historic Art Deco building in Midtown KC unclear after ceiling collapse Longtime tenant Clint’s Comics is moving to a new location in Independence after its merchandise was damaged by water falling from the ceiling.

Longtime tenant Clint’s Comics is moving to a new location in Independence after its merchandise was damaged by water falling from the ceiling.

Missouri pedestrian fatalities have risen 22% this year. Does the state need a new strategy? So far this year, 128 pedestrians have been killed in Missouri — a troubling increase over the same period in 2024, which was already the deadliest on record.

Last year was the deadliest on record for Missouri pedestrians, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Not including bicyclists, there were 105 pedestrian fatalities in the state through Nov. 9, 2024. But so far this year, there have been 128.

"The US government will not be commemorating World AIDS day this year".
Silence = Death
There are 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States, 40 million globally

Multiple arrests made after sideshow in Kansas City’s Riverfront District Multiple arrests were made after a large sideshow blocked off roads in Kansas City’s Riverfront District over the weekend, police said.

Multiple arrests were made after a large sideshow blocked off roads in Kansas City’s Riverfront District over the weekend, police said.

Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program • Kansas Reflector The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illega...

Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program | #ksleg via @jonshorman.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/25/r...

As World Cup looms, Kansas City leaders face hard decisions to pay for extra bus service Kansas City has been asking the state and federal government for financial help to pay for extra buses during the World Cup. The clock is ticking, but the transit agency hasn’t gotten a dime.

Kansas City has been asking the state and federal government for financial help to pay for extra buses during the World Cup. The clock is ticking, but the transit agency hasn’t gotten a dime. (The Beacon)

Box truck runs a red light. They will pay.

#KCStreetcar opening weekend success! 🥰

David Johnson wearing a green t-shirt that reads DOWNTOWN STREETCAR SUPPORTER in the KC Crossroads First Friday event in 2012.

David Johnson today (2025) at the KC Streetcar expansion grand opening.

Great to run into @davekcmo.bsky.social today! I first met him in 2012 talking about getting a @kcstreetcar.org at a First Friday event. What a ride it has been.

Despite residents’ pleas to save old City Hall, Leawood moves toward demolition Months of community effort to preserve Leawood’s old City Hall didn’t come to fruition as the City Council leaned toward demolishing the site.

Months of community effort to preserve Leawood’s old City Hall didn’t come to fruition as the City Council leaned toward demolishing the site.

David Johnson takes a selfie during the KC Tomorrow transportation panel.

Our immediate past chair @davekcmo.bsky.social served on a panel about transportation for KC Tomorrow this morning!

Voters across the Kansas City metro support a sales tax for better bus service, new poll finds A new poll from the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance found that voters in four counties across the metro would support a regional sales tax dedicated to bus service, even as soon as next year.

Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance Vice Chair Michael Kelley says the poll shows that people across the metro will support public transit if their local governments invest in it, especially at a time when the state and federal governments are pulling back transit funding.

Image from KCRTA. The text reads: "We believe that public transit funding is a REGIONAL problem. So we decided to hire the top transit pollster in the country to ask real voters in Jackson, Johnson, Clay, and Wyandotte Counties if they would vote to approve a sales tax that would fund a regional bus system. Here is what a majority of voters told us..."

🚨ADVOCACY ALERT!🚨 KCRTA polling shows majority voter support for transit funding across the Kansas City region! 🧵 1 of 4:

Rainbow flag's creator didn't celebrate his home state, but Kansans keep his memory alive Gilbert Baker left Kansas as soon as he could. But, as many around the world celebrate LGBTQ pride month, it's worth noting that Kansas also struggled to hold the flag creator dear.

Gilbert Baker, born in Chanute, Kansas, in 1951, designed the rainbow flag that's now flown all over the world to signify support for LGBTQ equality and pride.

But he left Kansas as soon as he could. (From 2020) https://loom.ly/Me9ZMd0

Fall 2025!

Test ride on the @kcstreetcar.org Main Street Extension today!

Deep cuts to bus and rail services loom across big cities, small towns • Kansas Reflector From huge urban areas to small rural routes, the financial future of public transit is in doubt

Deep cuts to bus and rail services loom across big cities, small towns | via Kevin Hardy #ksleg

With CDC injury prevention team gutted, 'we will not know what is killing us' Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.

Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.

Big demonstration today at City Hall KCMO about protecting funds for bus service. I approve.

"I want to begin this outdoor dining experience by acknowledging that we are on land that once belonged to a Jeep Cherokee"

CEO’s dismissal signals the beginning of the end for Amtrak: Analysis - Trains Nothing good will come from Wednesday’s dismissal of Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner, who was pushed out as part of the White House’s purge of officials who are not deemed loyal to President Donald Trump. ...

Quite a take: “Long-distance trains will disappear. State-sponsored routes will continue in some form, so long as the states pick up the tab. And the Northeast Corridor will be raffled off to the highest private bidder.” www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...

Kansas City's rideshare helps people travel where buses don't. Budget cuts may end both The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority's proposal to cut bus routes would also defund IRIS, a rideshare service intended to fill the city’s transportation gaps. For people without cars, that wo...

NEW: Passengers will lose nearly half of Kansas City’s bus routes if the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s budget cuts go into effect.

And they would also lose the rideshare service IRIS, which fills holes in the bus system.

KCRTA provided some strong comments to Savannah for this @kcur.org report. This is a critical issue and a critical moment in our history as a region.

Good work to @joshboehm.xyz and @davekcmo.bsky.social!

This week in transit…

Kansas City doesn't have enough jobs available for all the federal workers getting laid off Federal workers in Kansas City whose jobs were eliminated under the Trump administration's massive budget cuts will have a hard time finding comparable work in the area. Instability in the city's work...

A labor economist told KCUR's Up To Date that Kansas City does not have enough available jobs in the area to make up for all the local federal workers getting laid off by the Trump administration.

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

Passenger rail through our community is not just our past, but also our future. Honored to visit with Amtrak today to discuss better service to connect Missourians and ultimately building out a commuter system for KC that connects you from Lee’s Summit to Topeka and north and south!

The folks obsessively posting about egg prices for the past few years have gone strangely quiet just as egg prices hit an all-time high.