The retractable bollards should have already been installed. It should be fully pedestrianized Thursday to Sunday at a minimum. Spend the downtown money on the downtown we already have.

Not just because of this, but for every day, Broadway should be closed to vehicle traffic from 5th Ave to 1st, with AM delivery hours. It is absurd to pretend that this is a functioning state highway. www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...

1 dead, 3 hurt after being struck by vehicle on Broadway Saturday

At least one person has died after multiple people were struck at a downtown Nashville intersection, according to Metro police.

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It's probably a sign of bad air quality, but these sunsets and sunrises this week have been spectacular. (As usual, the photo doesn't do it justice.)

Audit results: 20 flex posts down or missing, right after NDOT went through and replaced a bunch recently. We should save everyone a lot of work and just replace all of these with concrete.

Katherine McDonell@kemcdonell.bsky.social · last wk.

Doing a thorough flex post audit on Davidson this morning

I just can't imagine why these flex posts in front of Ladybird Taco keep getting destroyed. . . (Those Toronto barriers that NDOT put on Demonbreun Bridge would work really well here.)

Two weeks ago today, after Nasdaq willingly rigged the rules, somewhere btw $7-10 bil of passive money was forced to buy SpaceX at $160.42 Today, 10 trading days later, it closed at $119.85 It’s an unprecedented forced loss (at least $2b) for passive investors and our financial media is 🦗

This should be shown to the east bank planners every day

Arif Hasan, but NFL🔨⚒️🛠️@arif.bsky.social · 2w ago

this shot is so bleak lmao

Virtually every country in the world *except* for the US is responding to the Iran War in a rational way -- ie, trying to reduce their reliance in imported fossil fuels.

How the Iran War Is Driving Demand for Clean Energy

For decades, the case for clean energy was rooted primarily in climate policy. Today, it is just as much about geopolitics.

bloomberg.com

The Taco Bell finger pointing is a psyop to redirect attention from the real culprit, the deregulation and lack of oversight in our food supply

Minneapolis is miles ahead of Nashville in safe bike infrastructure, but I like most that it's still improving. Here's more protected bike lane work on Southeast 10th Ave.

Three doable things that Somerville is doing different from other Vision Zero stars: 1. Speed humps. They're everywhere. Not just on local streets, and not on a BS petition or speed study basis. 2. They're not punting on doing an all-ages bike network. 3. Exclusive ped phases. They're miraculous.

The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Last year alone the city installed more than 70 traffic-calming features on its streets, including speed humps and painting stripes on crosswalks to increase visibility."

It's World Emoji Day, so here's a friendly reminder that we have 🚷 and 🚳 but not

How fast do you think I could bike through 5 gerrymandered congressional districts? Start near 100 Oaks in D4, go north into Berry Hill and D6, then towards Lipscomb across D7 and down along Hillsboro Pike into Brentwood, hitting D5 and D9. ~11 miles. I'm seriously thinking about doing this.

The project on the left is completely through environmental review and is approved to move into construction and the project on the right needs more environmental analysis, everything is working great.

A city centre should not function as a shortcut for motorists passing through. It should serve as the 'gezellige' living room of the city: a place where residents and tourists feel comfortable spending time, where children move freely, and where local businesses benefit from a vibrant public realm.

Watching the Tour de France. I must say, those cyclists have been very lucky with the traffic. The roads are almost empty. What are the odds.

Today's WeGo Speedrun is to ride every non-RTA (so no Star and express) routes to at least one unique stop, which includes 27 total frequent/local/connector service routes.

Let's goooooo

General note to NDOT.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4w ago

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Voting for downzoning a property that was upzoned in 2023 is exactly the type of shenanigans I was hoping not to see. This was the SP and they are going back down to ar2a. She’s wasting planning time and resources and you should say something about it.

Neil Kornutick@neilkornutick.bsky.social · 4w ago

I just do not have the energy for shenanigans to happen tonight tbh

#NotInMyBikeLane Demonbreun and 12th South

If you think e-bikes are a hazard for teenagers, wait until you hear about cars.

I don’t understand all the FIFA rules, but I believe our loss to Belgium today means we are required to adopt their street design standards

Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · last mo.

USA v Belgium is a tough one for me because on the one hand I’m American and on the other hand…

GCN slowly turning into a war on cars channel is pretty fuckin cool lol. Simon Richardson in particular has become a "i rent a car when i need one" type guy and doing videos on cargo bikes lol.

And despite the anticipated doubling of passengers, the Airport Authority continues to refuse to build mass transit access to BNA. This is a recipe for failure, and they deserve to be called out for it.

WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio@wpln.bsky.social · last mo.

Crowded planes and airports set records — including in Nashville — straining the U.S. aviation system wpln.org/post/crowded...

Beta-testing defective software on public roads is a deadly mistake.

Forbes@forbes.com · last mo.

Two people in a Volkswagen Beetle died after the massive battery-powered truck struck them at a highway intersection in Nevada, not far from the factory that builds it.

Nashville could do this, we are literally building a neighborhood around the new stadium, and yet the East Bank geniuses want to run a second urban highway through it. We have the chance to build a great venue and neighborhood, and we are SQUANDERING it.

The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · last mo.

National publications have ranked Seattle at the top of the list among World Cup 2026 host cities, commending the city's centrally located, well-integrated stadium next door to a bounty of urban attractions. Story: www.theurbanist.org/seattle-is-w...

"Distracted driving is the drunk driving of our generation."

Illinois lawmakers eye nation’s first ban on AI-powered smart glasses for drivers

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias championed the measure to add smart glasses to the list of prohibited electronics to crack down on distracted driving.

wbez.org

my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids

I really don't think flex posts are much cheaper than curbs and concrete barriers, when you calculate the cost of constant replacement. Flexposts might be useful in a few sections, but mostly they are a sop to drivers.

Katherine McDonell@kemcdonell.bsky.social · last mo.

Fresh flex posts and an NDOT enforcement vehicle on Demonbreun this morning! 🙌