Ben Vaught
@benvaught.bsky.social
Carly Rae Jepsen nano-influencer. Bike bro. Nashville
Just now listening to the public comment and Vanderbilt has spent *two years* Engaging the Community on this?? and they still aren’t happy lol
Neil Kornutick@neilkornutick.bsky.social · 15h agoPeople keep telling me the property taxes are too high but if your neighborhood can drop $20k on trying to prevent other people from living there, I think we’ve got some room to raise them.
She’s releasing a new song Friday and I just know it’s the spiritual successor to this criminally underrated hit. We *will* be stanning
Ben Vaught@benvaught.bsky.social · 4mo agoDrivers will never experience the rush of bombing down a hill into a cool pocket of air on a crisp fall night while Come Over by Carly Rae Jepsen plays on a tinny iPhone speaker. Sad!
I bet the 5th Avenue mansion group chat went crazy when the first office tower went up in midtown manhattan
People keep telling me the property taxes are too high but if your neighborhood can drop $20k on trying to prevent other people from living there, I think we’ve got some room to raise them.
Kind of funny that the climate change enthusiasts are in green shirts tbh
It’s sort of shocking how often “this process, its results, and access to it are inequitable” just gets “you’re welcome to Engage in the Process!” as a reply. Not surprising, but
July 2026 council member Kupin should talk to August 2026 council member Kupin about how every pedestrian death is preventable
Nashville Scene@nashvillescene.com · yesterdayIn the wake of a fatal vehicle crash Aug. 1 on Lower Broadway, members of the Metro Council are considering actions to increase roadway safety in Nashville.
Why are they building condos? People want a yard and a driveway and a garage.
Kheti The Scribe@kheti.bsky.social · 2d ago"This is wrong because, if cost wasn't a constraint, I would prefer the more expensive product" -All of Bluesky, somehow missing the point in the same way.
"Immigrants helped end one of the most evil regimes in human history," this guy says with the hardest r he can muster
Nied@nied.bsky.social · 4d agoThat's right!
78% of the CMs that cosponsored a nonbinding resolution to renew our commitment to Vision Zero have chosen not to cosponsor this legislation codifying an action item in the existing Vision Zero Action Plan
Councilmember Sandra Sepúlveda@sandrafornash.bsky.social · 5d agoEveryone should be able to walk/bike across the street without fearing for their life. Yet Nashville continues to see pedestrians killed while crossing our roads. No turn on red is a proven step that can help prevent these tragedies. We’ve studied the issue long enough. It’s time to act.
People like living in apartments near greenways and other stuff that aren’t on a large, dangerous highway www.bizjournals.com/nashville/ne...
Germantown's newest apartment development defies leasing odds - Nashville Business Journal
Proffitt Dixon Partners' new Germantown apartment project hit 60% leased just months after opening.
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This technology was actually pioneered by NIMBYs generating Kowloon Walled City in their mind’s eye wherever an apartment exists
Tim Pierce@unchi.org · 5d agowhat "Google Earth on the web now has image generation built in, powered by Nano Banana 2. It went live today, worldwide, for everyone." WHAT "You open Google Earth. You zoom to any coordinates on the planet. You click 'create image'. You type what you want to see."
They’re both abhorrent but man would this be funny
Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 6d agoIs Congressman John Rose within striking distance to beat Sen. Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee’s Republican primary? One pollster thinks so, but Blackburn’s campaign is not convinced. ✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
increasingly believe the problem is zoning itself
Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects@hillthalisaup.bsky.social · 7d agoMistaken zoning; Look across our cities & you’ll usually see the highest densities deliberately glued along noisy, smelly main roads…while the quiet green streets, waterfronts & park fronts are reserved for houses. Why concentrate the most people in worst environments? Zoning needs to change!
They’re trying to kidnap YIMBYs in this van down here at the quickstop. Stay safe, friends
I’m always inspired by West Meade’s commitment to preserving their idyllic character, modest and affordable single family homes, and minimal storm water runoff
This is how it feels to cross the border into Williamson county
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
"The Odyssey" was a fine movie but its politics were a bit iffy. wouldve been way better if at the end the Odysseus turned to the camera & said "The FOMC shoudn't have raised rates in 2015" & then specified that they should have waited until Q2 2017.
The concept of open carrying an AR-15 downtown to walk your dog off leash. Fascinating risk assessment
Is your neighborhood currently getting tower crane mogged by (almost) Belle Meade? Embarrassing tbh
Joke’s on him. In Nashville, we do this in private in unrecorded and inaccessible “neighborhood” association meetings
Max Dubler 🏳️🌈@maxdubler.com · 2w agoThe active collusion to inflate the speculative housing market by creating artificial scarcity is called zoning and it is happening right out in the open at your city’s planning commission.
