Charlie Weingartner
@charlieweingartner.bsky.social
Warranty Plus | Truth Addict | Vision Zero & cycling things www.cycling.city & www.nashfatalcrash.com
I'm really tired of the "this wasn't preventable" dialogue because the driver is said to have had a medical episode. 1) The investigation is still ongoing and the cause hasn't been determined 2) If the 4th Ave intersection was closed, the driver would have been elsewhere with a lot less ped traffic
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.
Force people to say their quiet prejudice out loud: Driver convenience is more important than safety.
Jeremy NT@jeremynt.bsky.social · yesterdayI saw a reddit thread on the right on red proposal... woof. Gonna be a tough sell here.
I'm just straight yeeting updates to @nashfatalcrash.com while slamming coffee at my standing desk this morning. I refactored the Filters sidebar cause it was getting clunky, and also added the ability to filter down to individual council districts.
I respect downtown bar owners' ability and knowledge on how to run a downtown Nashville bar. I don't respect their expertise to determine that closing the area to vehicular traffic would be "economic suicide."
'She's such a good soul': Woman fighting for her life after pedestrian crash along Broadway
‘She’s such a good soul’: Woman fighting for her life after pedestrian crash along Broadway
Following Saturday’s deadly pedestrian crash on Broadway, News 2 spoke with the friend of one of the people seriously injured in the collision.
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It was preventable! Sign the petition to demand protections!
Sign the Petition
Protect pedestrians on Broadway
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Neil Kornutick@neilkornutick.bsky.social · 4d agoNot an accident and preventable
Here is a monthly summary of fatal crashes, and non-fatal pedestrian and bicyclist traffic crashes in Davidson County for July 2026. Robert Powell, Bankole Olupinla, Jaime Magsam, Mikel Holder, Deandera Lovell, Jason Bungarz-Kinney, Madeline Mitchell, and a motorcyclist all lost their lives.
I felt slightly motivated to add a heatmap to @nashfatalcrash.com, so I did. I don't think heatmaps add much in the way of visualization vs the individual markers, but it was a simple component to add. Also, standardized the non-fatal crash icons to be the color same as their fatal counterpart.
One year ago I put a bench up on KVB, which I thought would be a funny little protest but has been a surprisingly life changing event. Grateful for the best group of people who work hard on it and all the excellent people I've met through the bench parties
How to Win Friends & Irritate Local Government
One year of building benches in Nashville
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the city said “the safety of everyone is our main priority” and opened the street back up to cars an hour after
Everyone 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.
I wasn't crazy with how the Places markers were loading on the map, so I updated how they render to be cleaner. Also, deduping from OSM data wasn't working well for Bus Stops. I went ahead and wired up a GTFS connection to query stops from it instead. Hard refresh plz if you have any goofiness.
Data Request Submission | WeGo Public Transit
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Charlie Weingartner@charlieweingartner.bsky.social · 6d agoSome updates to @nashfatalcrash.com: Advanced Filters. You can now narrow crashes to schools, parks, churches, and bus stops, and see exactly where those places sit on the map. 🧵 1/4
Some updates to @nashfatalcrash.com: Advanced Filters. You can now narrow crashes to schools, parks, churches, and bus stops, and see exactly where those places sit on the map. 🧵 1/4
tomorrow (wednesday) is your last chance to come out and support your favorite intergalactic non-elite bike racing team at the fairgrounds speedway! races from 5-9.
two of my friends were hit and injured by drivers in the span of a week in Nashville on roads that either have been waiting on improvements or already have protected infrastructure
Pretty sure me and the dude in the Aphex Twin shirt at the Hilary Duff concert in Cincy would have a good time together.
Yes, the debate over East Bank Boulevard is still going on. The Metro Planning Commission will soon consider an amendment to the Major and Collector Street Plan that will create the framework for the types of streets we can expect to see in Wasioto Bend. www.nashvillepost.com/politics/met...
East Bank Boulevard debate continues as amendment vote looms
Planning Commission will consider changes to Major and Collector Street Plan, laying groundwork for future Wasioto Bend area
nashvillepost.com
Amongst the data center hubbub last night, Nashville Council Members passed a resolution urging @nashvilledot.bsky.social and @mayor.nashville.gov to renew and accelerate its commitment to Vision Zero initiatives. A timestamped portion of the meeting is here to watch:
07/21/26 Metropolitan Council Meeting
YouTube video by Metro Nashville Network
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5-7pm today: TDOT public meeting about Downtown Loop. 'Choice Lanes' - double decker highway toll road expansions looping downtown are a grim possibility. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9374... TSU - Main Campus (Res. Hall FIS Room, Room 1201) 3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37209
Nashville Inner Loop PEL Study
Innovative transportation for a stronger middle Tennessee
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Can’t make it to council tonight (like me)? Email a CM in support of this resolution!
WKRN News 2@wkrnnews2.bsky.social · 2w agoMetro Council member pushes to achieve Vision Zero as pedestrian deaths rise
I'm looking for someone who has ever been involved in a fatal crash to talk to me for something I'm writing, especially if you were the driver. If that's you, send me a DM? Thanks internet. (Picture of my dog for internet tax.)
