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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · 8d

Don't forget to vote, Jackson County 🗳️

sun rises over a polling place. pink clouds over orange horizon. a sign in the foreground reads "Vote Here"

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · 9d

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 11d

Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · 12d

Yes! I won't always choose a climb, but having it protected to this degree means I can take it slow and not worry about keeping up with car traffic 🐢

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · 13d

still orange cones about. imagine it will get some big black bollards at each end of the low curbs and then it will need some paint. but concrete all the way from Gillham to Cleaver so totally usable in the meantime

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · 13d

yes!

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · 13d

why did no one there punch that goon in the side of his fucking head?

Ryan Mott @mo.tt · 13d

For years this section of cycle track sat unfinished (paint-only) because the rich homeowners there opposed the ugly plastic flexposts used elsewhere. OK, message received 😂

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · 15d

maybe it can only good happen today

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 28d

"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights" - Charlie Kirk, 2023

www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Sep 6

The world is on fire and I get to spend time tomorrow filing a police report against the guy that threatened to "shoot [me] off [my] fucking bicycle" BUT hey check out these brand new tires!

Just outside the front door of a bicycle shop, a Clydesdale titanium frame gravel bike leans against a bollard. It's wearing new tires labeled "Maxxis Aspen 32x2.40". Not a typo: these are 32" wheels! Just behind the bike is a sandwich board that reads "Put the Fun Between Your Legs! @cyclecitykc"

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Aug 25

I got these over a year ago, prescription + transition for less than 150. They've taken a beating but are still my go-to for cycling www.caglasses.com/matrix-baysh...

Matrix Bayshore Prescription Safety Glasses - ANSI Z87.1 Certified - Industrial, Construction or Tactical Shooting

Prescription Sports Glasses, Cycling Glasses, Running Glasses

www.caglasses.com

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Aug 21

Oh no what have you done lol

Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Aug 17

@beertheist.bsky.social not a Royals-follower but I think you can appreciate this

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Aug 14

OPINION | Make SUVs safer than bicycles, you can fuck ALL the way off until that happens

Caption "USA Today: Electric bikes are driving me crazy. Make them follow the same rules as cars. | Opinion" on an image of three teens riding an ebike and not endangering anyone with 2 tons of metal and speed

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Aug 14

Maybe it's because my beak is large, or maybe it's a skill issue, but each nostril gets vented to its own side 🤷🏻‍♂️ I do ride with a li'l mirror on my glasses and I'm careful

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · Aug 11

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Aug 9

This is the way.

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · Aug 5

Common pattern when interpreting public input:

In a neighborhood of 10K+ people.

3 people complain about a bike lane = Most residents are against the bike lane

50 people say they want the bike lane = Cyclists are loud, they don't represent everyone

😐

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Aug 4

The client doesn't know what they truly want until you give them just what they've asked for.

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Jul 31

Shit, I think I'm at 32! But my countries list fits on one hand

Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Jul 6

📢 Public Meeting: Kansas City leaders need to hear from cyclists! Monday, July 7 come-and-go 5:30-7pm at Drexel Hall 3301 Baltimore Ave. Let the city know you support cyclist & pedestrian safety, stick around to roll with us (~6:30pm) on a tour of existing bike lanes.
www.strava.com/routes/33770...

Broadway Bike Lane Meeting | 13.6 mi Cycling Route on Strava

Broadway Bike Lane Meeting is a 13.6 mi Cycling Route. Discover this route and more at Strava. Visit today!

www.strava.com

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Jul 6

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Jul 5

America: the final birthday 🧨

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · Jul 5

I thought we could post GIFs?