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They move as fast as we do when we want to rip out a bike lane

a piece of caution tape blocking the sidewalk unnecessarily

seems like there’s another post 8 feet away we could have used and not blocked the sidewalk

i just feel like it’s not very Roberts Rules™ for metro legal to actively engage in debate with commissioners in the middle of a meeting without ever being recognized

(lol)

the arrows are pointing opposite directions is like a kindergarten comprehension level

yet @nashvilledot.bsky.social cannot comprehend?

a diagram showing the path of travel for valet

a diagram showing connect downtown operational conversions

i’m not sure how @nashvilledot.bsky.social engineers have decided that southbound traffic on 3rd avenue aligns with the path of travel of a plan that calls for one-way northbound traffic on 3rd avenue

sign listing items that are and are not allowed in the bike storage at WeGo’s Earnest Rip Patton North Nashville Transit Center

perhaps a sign like this could have helped the downtown partnership

Your annual reminder that car traffic destroys businesses

there's no doubt the toll lanes will both decrease operating expenses (faster travel time) and increase revenue (higher ridership), but the service may be long dead by the time they open

Notably, if the Southeast Corridor (84X/86X), 87X, and 89X were to discontinue service, RTA would no longer be eligible to use the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds to operate services along these corridors in the future.

the two routes on the corridor are grandfathered into using CMAQ funds at an 80/20 split

so if the service ever stops, it would lose that grandfathering and would instantly require 5x the operating costs if they tried to restart it, not to mention having to completely rebuild ridership from scratch

Estimated RTA Partner Reserve Depletion Dates showing that all Route 84X/86X partners are using reserves at a rate that is not sustainable.

it's going to be interesting to see what happens on that I24 corridor

the five partner jurisdictions that fund that service have not been willing to fully fund it for the last few years, and 4/5 partners are on track to deplete their reserves by FY27, before the toll lanes even start construction

this bus are the “BRT” model of NABI bus, featuring more longitudinal seating to allow for more standing room

this is the only bus in WeGo’s fleet with push to exit doors, an underrated feature that allows passengers to push to open the rear doors anytime the driver opens the front door instead of having to wait for driver to open the rear doors

bus 182, operating on the route 55 today

the sole front door is very slow to open as opposed to the pair of folding doors on most modern buses that pop open quite quickly

got a surprise on the way to work today, bus #182, the oldest one in the fleet (acquired in 2009) and the only NABI model remaining in WeGo’s fleet

some distinct features of this bus include the front single door, more longitudinal seating, and push to open rear doors

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yes

Do this with MTA board members QuickTickets

what was deleted?

marxists only not in my backyard

MONIMBY

an internal photo from the music city star

beating traffic with 150 of my closest friends

if you look at other pieces of legislation proposed by several of these council members in regards to policing, codes enforcement, etc, you’ll observe that to them, punishing and displacing poorer long-time residents is a feature not a bug

the last MTA Board Member to actually use the service

the response from WeGo Board members Kathryn Hays Sasser makes it clear that it’s never even crossed her mind to use the service she’s responsible for managing

🙃

Operate or allow the operation of buses in a parking or staging area if noise from the engine, exhaust, or back-up alert beeper is plainly audible from the nearest exterior wall of a transient lodging establishment within the commercial attraction (CA) zoning district.

i’m just very curious about #5 it is soooo specific!

like hon, just pick up the phone and call the company that’s doing this! you don’t have to pass county wide regulations!

single-seat zoning

When you are writing your letters of support to bza@nashville.gov, note that the parking lot in question is rarely used anyway, as a lot of folks who visit the building either cannot afford to own a car, or choose to bike/walk/bus there. Should have no discernible impact on neighbors.

“do we live in a progressive city?” is a complex question, but “our zoning code forces affordable housing developers to ask permission to build less surface parking in front of a bus stop to save a historic sanctuary” is certainly clarifying. we should fix that, I think

new curb and ada compliant ramp at amqui elementary in madison

new ada compliant ramp at amqui elementary in madison

new ada compliant ramp at amqui elementary in madison

parking lot gate that blocks the sidewalk

very funny when we spend probably $50k upgrading curb cuts to be ADA compliant, but don’t address the gate (4th pic) that blocks the sidewalk whether open or closed

(amqui elementary in madison)

there’s a nice incremental hardening of this bike lane near the Edgemeade inbound station (Shermay Tacos) done as part of the 1 Mile Pkwy bike lanes (i think maybe a condition of development)

axed a right turn lane and made it a bike lane with plastic sticks to connect a gap with no bike lane

i would say the latter, it’s much easier to fill in an existing buffered bike lane with rubber and plastic than to take space to make a new one

in the short term, it gives a little bit of protection to the many people who are already using bikes on the corridor

Letters of support can be sent to bza@nashville.gov!

Please reference case 2025-081

This is an extremely cool project. Letters of support are always helpful especially if you live in the area! I sent mine last week.