Public Transportation, Smart Urban Land Use, Sustainable Green Ideas, and Public Health are four pillars of what can make a good urban neighborhood - These are the guiding ideas for the initiatives and goals of our organization

January event for The Kansas City Metro Urbanists, bring a friend and bring one project from your neighborhood that you are excited about in 2026!

New bus route extension passed the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Kansas will connect downtown KCK and KU Med to the plaza streetcar stop www.kansascity.com/news/local/w...

Johnson County looks forward to investing in public transportation! www.kcur.org/housing-deve...

Hey Overland Park! 🌳 We are having a community conversation about Public Transit, Public Health, Smart Urban Land Use, and Green Initiatives in YOUR neighborhood at the central library. Join us with some local leaders talking about what they are excited about the future of Overland Park! #opks #ks

Please comment below if you can make it to a meeting of the Kansas City Metro Urbanists Friday, October 3rd, 2025 3pm-5:30PM in Overland Park's Johnson County Library Central Resource! Also, this is Overland Park's new official city flag! 🤩🌳

Gladstone stepping away once again from the KCATA by creating their own contract with an entirely different company to offer on-demand service for Gladstone residents #gladstone #happyrock #missouri #publictransit #iris #gest #KC #kcmo

Mayor Quinton Lucas announced today that the Kansas City Council has approved a 12-month contract with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) to continue essential bus service operations throughout the metropolitan area.

🚨Let's all show up and support public transportation at the KCATA special meeting to discuss signing the Kansas City, Missouri contract. If the contract isn't signed by that day, the service across the city could cease to exist. 🚨

The desperation for the City of Kansas City, Missouri and the KCATA is growing to a roar as if a contract isn't signed by the 15th, all service will stop in the city. THIS IS A BIG DEAL, THIS IS NOT NORMAL, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS NOT A BUSINESS, IT IS A PUBLIC SERVICE www.kcur.org/housing-deve...

Kansas City, Kansas is losing its only full service grocery store downtown. What caused it to go under? The big beautiful bill, and the SNAP cuts following the orders. Locals will have to travel farther and farther for fresh produce or their favorite ingredients. www.kcur.org/housing-deve...

Development costs are rising, but not paying your workers fairly is not a cost savings that is acceptable in Kansas City. This contractor is barred for 2 years for this unscrupulous act. www.kcur.org/housing-deve...

Join the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas as they host a ground breaking ceremony for the 7th Street Transit Corridor Project - The KC Metro Urbanists celebrate urbanist wins like this to showcase the progress and desire for better streets across the region

Housing is a necessary part of being human. The American idea to turn housing into a financial commodity has had a disastrous effect on those facing homelessness and housing insecurity. High housing prices mean more tax dollars for existing homeowners. www.kcur.org/housing-deve...

KC Metro Urbanists Meeting on Monday, August 18th, 2025 at the Cedar Roe Library in Roeland Park, KS. We are looking for community input on the projects, ideas, and local initiatives to support that align with our pillars. Fill this out weather you can go or not -> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

KCMO and the KCATA have until August 15th for a new contract or the buses will stop running August 15th. This is not hyperbole, this is a threat to public transit in Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri is the biggest contract the KCATA has. www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

Public Transportation, Smart Urban Land Use, Public Health, and Sustainable Green Ideas make cities wonderful. These are the four pillars of our organization, and the way we move forward is through these ideas. Housing is a cornerstone of Smart Urban Land Use, we are not a city without housing!

Tomorrow! Be there!

This will open up so many new transit opportunities in the metro area. This is so exciting! Well done @kcstreetcar.org

🚨Major Kansas City transit news October 24th, 2025! Opening day of the Kansas City Streetcar extension from UMKC to Union Station! #transit #kansascity #kc #publictransit #streetcar #missouri #kcmo #fountaincity #railtransit www.kmbc.com/article/kans...

Don't forget one week from today! meet at the Kansas City Library in the plaza for a meet-and-greet. bring a friend, and let's talk about the issues we care about. #kansascity #kansassky #kansas #kc #missouri #kck #overlandpark #joco #northkc #gladstone #bluesprings #independence #leessummit

If a "minimum wage" isn't made on the basis of the minimum income required to sustain a single person in a particular place, then what exactly is the minimum wage for? $7.25 should not be anyone's wage, and the fact that a company can pay that in 2025 is insulting. www.kcur.org/2025-07-17/m...

This will make more people homeless, drive racism to new heights, and curate a greater divide from the average person and major land owners in Missouri. I don't know what else to say other than, how horrible! #section8 #racism #kansascity #missouri #stl #kc #stlouis #mo www.kcur.org/housing-deve...

It is essential for developers, urban planners, and architects to understand that land is not free. The United States did not create the land it stands on. Native Americans are everywhere and recognizing and using that context is an expected part of the planning process. www.kcur.org/arts-life/20...

Public spaces should be safe for all ages and all health conditions. Smoking is one of the biggest threats to public spaces and public health in Missouri. 20 pack tax: MO: $.17 (lowest in USA) KS: $1.29 Nat. Av.:$1.91 www.kcur.org/health/2025-...

Commissioner Townsend also mentioned that the current expense sheet does not reflect the necessary ~$3Mil. just to MAINTAIN the current public transit for WYCO and if the budget does not allow for public transit, the county would be forced to shut down the 101 and 107 routes entirely...

These developers are so inspired to build data centers in KCK that they are willing to convert an old coal-burning power plant into a data center, but the local government-owned BPU electricity provider has limited electricity for the city of KCK. #data #kck #kansas #kc www.kcur.org/housing-deve...

This is a great MUST-READ list from KCUR about all of the businesses, developments, and more that are getting extra assistance along the Troost Corridor in KCMO if you live in the area, lookout for some major development around your corner. #kc #kcmo #kansascity #housing www.kcur.org/housing-deve...

Vacant lots anywhere become major issues for a long list of reasons, but the "eyes on the street" principle has neighborhood safety at the top of the concerns. Cleanliness, wildlife habitats, and accessibility come into play when there are large unkept swaths of land. #kc fox4kc.com/news/problem...

The largest single investment in the state of Kansas has finally opened for business. It employs 1,100 people, and manufactures car batteries for Tesla, Ford, and Toyota. #desoto #kansas #joco #kansascity #kc #ks #tesla #toyota #ford www.kmbc.com/article/deso...

Liberty, Missouri is looking for input for amenities for Bennett park. This is a great way to advocate to your local representatives what you are looking for in city amenities and opportunity to make your community cater to your needs and desires. #libertymo #missouri www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

The Kansas City Metro Urbanists is having its first in-person event at the KC Public Library - Plaza on Monday, July 28th from 6:30pm-8pm. A meet-and-greet opportunity to meet fellow local urbanists and people who are curious about how to make their neighborhood better. All are welcome. Join Us!

The KCATA and the funding sources for all public transit in the Kansas City region have lost the faith of the public. "Death Spiral" is a term used for Kansas City Metro's state of public transit, at the KC Metro Urbanists we are fighting to change the narrative. #kc www.kcur.org/housing-deve...

Signs like this are a great example of blaming pedestrians for careless drivers. Drivers of vehicles should have a warning sign for pedestrians, not the other way around.

And we wonder why most Americans can't find $500 for emergencies and have next to no retirement savings. Cars make us poor!

Athletes who took the field at the KC Current’s stadium were impressed: “One of the most perfect setups we’ve ever played in.”

This project would add more housing to the Plaza area that needs density desperately, HOWEVER, the developer decides that affordable housing is a market that they are not going to serve anymore, and that is a reason Kansas Citians are seeing record high housing costs www.kcur.org/news/2025-07...

Speed and Safety are two things that no road can accomplish at the same time. You must prioritize one or the other. This is a principle of road design that Kansas City struggles from the core of KCMO to Johnson County to Gladstone. #kcmo #troost #truth #kc #kansascity www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

New bike trails in Shawnee (Shawnee Mission Park) help boost cycling in Johnson County #bike #bikekc #cycling #bikepark #shawnee #kansas #kc #urbanism www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

The new owners of the KC Plaza in KCMO are getting better reviews from shoppers and businesses in the area, but the no.1 issue: empty storefronts. Maintaining a walkable and human scale neighborhood means that each building and storefront should have a purpose #kc #kcmo www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

We are now on Instagram! Give us a lookup, and we will announce soon our in-person events www.instagram.com/kcmetrourban...

Key take away from today's KCATA meeting: KCMO city council has their contract sent to KCATA to renew service, they want the service to stay the same for the next 12 months, but the contract is shortened to 6 months, and KCATA says the funding will last only 5 1/2 months. $4.3M short. 🧵(1/6)

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Free transit is an amazing program, but if service cuts continue we wont have a system left. The people who are transit advocates are asking for more funding from the general budgets, not the minimal income from a small fare. The biggest hurdle here is the lack of service TODAY! #kc #kansascity

Attend a KCATA meeting and see what conversations are being had with our region's transportation leaders about AI cameras, World Cup preparedness, IRIS and KCMO transportation contracts. Wednesday, June 25th, 12pm at KCATA HQ #kc Agenda for Wednesday -> kcata.portal.civicclerk.com/event/589/fi...

Locally sourced food is the best way to ensure a cycle of local support. We all need to eat, but not all of us grow our own food, but thanks to modern technology, only a few of our neighbors need to grow food for the whole city. #kansas #ku #universityofkansas #lfk #ks www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

The urban heat Island effect is when the built environment exaggerates excessive heat from the sun and weather. Large parking lots, exposed concrete, and spaces where plants, bodies of water, and tree canopy are scarce make the air hotter and more dangerous to people www.kmbc.com/article/kans...

The biggest hurdle when it comes to the urban environment and community safety is localization. When the police aren't neighbors, when the businesses don't care about their neighborhood, and when the locals don't organize for a cause, violence is uninterrupted #kcmo #kc www.kctv5.com/2025/06/22/u...

One of the requirements for Kansas City hosting the world cup is transportation, specifically to three places, the airport, downtown, the Kansas City Stadium (Arrowhead), and the official rally at the WWI museum #kc #kansascity #worldcup #worldcup2026 #missouri #kcmo www.kcur.org/housing-deve...