[The Transportation and Mass Transit Megathread]

I have not read through this entire thread so I apologize if these temporary solutions have already been brought up:

- synchronize all traffic lights (I believe this is underway?)

- 4 lanes in 4 lanes out on 6 lane streets

- get rid of street parking on streets like West End

- do not allow private building construction to close lanes on major arteries (e.g. Demonbreun between 12th and 3rd)

- get the d*mn Pedal Taverns/Golf Carts/Horse buggies/Tractors off main thoroughfares (e.g. Pedal Taverns on West End. Really?)

- do not allow dumb things like the Bridgestone Tower ingress/egress to be on essentially an alley (Molloy/Almond). I could be wrong on this but that's what it looks like based on the location of the ramps

- do not allow events to close main arteries (e.g. closing Demonbreun between 4th and 5th for private events at the CMHOF)

I'd love to see all of this done immediately. It won't solve much, but it's a start.

 

[Inner Loop - CBD, Downtown, East Bank, Germantown, Gulch, Rutledge]

On 9/2/2016 at 6:39 PM, titanhog said:

I still believe someone threw a fit...and this is a political move of some type.  Feels like we're moving an uber-successful event to an unproven area to appease someone.  His quotes didn't persuade me otherwise.  Matter of fact...I'm even more convinced...especially with the comment about there being enough business to go around.

The night is a complete bust for the bars unless you have a view of the fireworks. Huge for Acme, not so much for the bars further up the street. They made more just doing normal NYE business. So, I would imagine that is where the pressure came from. Those folks have crazy pull with the city.

[Surrounding Counties - Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, Williamson, Maury, etc.]

Does anyone know what is up with Ovation? They haven't updated their FB page since November. They haven't announced a tenant since a bowling alley last year (and a similar concept already opened at the Galleria). Odd.