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If only our state leaders would support the mass transit plans of the urban areas of our state, as North Carolina supports their urban areas, both Charlotte and Raleigh. Beth Harwell and company should know that States investing in the mass transit plans of the urban areas is not something that is unheard of or new. Maybe if we stop spending billions to expand highways and invest some of that money into mass transit, we would be able to keep up with the major urban areas of Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas. Even though the majority of the cities in those states have some kind of alternate dedicated funding source for mass transit, the state is still invested. Maybe one day Tennessee lawmakers will wake up....before Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga are left behind the times. All other cities will be flying space ships and we will just be getting the AMP approved - hopefully running on solar by then lol CATS rail extension to UNC Charlotte receives state funding - http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2012/04/cats-rail-extension-to-unc-charlotte-receives-state-funding-agreement.aspx The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), and state and local leaders “Staked their Claim” at a State Full Funding Grant Agreement ceremony for the LYNX Blue Line Light Rail Extension Project, last week. The state agreement will provide 25% of the funding for the LYNX Blue Line Extension (BLE) from Center City Charlotte to the UNC Charlotte campus. “The continued support from our state leaders allows us to advance with the vision set forth for transit in the Charlotte region,” said Carolyn Flowers, CATS CEO. “I am especially excited about the perseverance and resourceful approach CATS took to make the BLE a viable and attractive project, even with the drop in sales tax revenue we experienced over the last few years.” The support also prepares the system to receive a full funding grant agreement of 50% percent of the project costs from the Federal Transit Administration later this year. “The Blue Line Extension to the UNC Charlotte campus is another critical milestone in enhancing the University’s connectivity to Center City Charlotte,” UNC Charlotte Chancellor Dr. Philip L. Dubois said. “It will provide the community with greater access to the university’s many arts, cultural and athletic events, including 49ers football. The extension also will contribute tremendously to economic development by linking the state’s urban research university and two of the region’s largest centers of economic activity — Center City and University City.” The 9.4-mile alignment would run from Uptown Charlotte to the UNC Charlotte campus and include 11 light rail stations and four parking facilities. Construction of the $1.16 billion BLE Project is scheduled to begin fall 2013 with operational service expected in 2017.

How about The Lee Beamon Stop the Amp Ballpark at Sulphur Dell. He and Beth Harwell could split the cost

This one gets my vote... Lol I bet it ends up being first Tennessee or regions. I would like to see one of the music companies step up... BMI, ASCAP, OR CMA, since we are the Nashville sounds

Logistics firm bringing 105 jobs to Nashville http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2014/01/logistics-firm-bringing-105-jobs-to.html?page=all This is great for Lower Broad. Excellent use for a historic building and it will bring a lot of foot traffic to the restaurants and bars on lower broad and sobro, especially since it seems these jobs will cater to recent college grads. This is the building next to the Acme Supply building, which is under renovation for a restaurant from Tom Morales.

Companies vie for naming rights to Nashville Sounds' new ballpark http://www.tennessean.com/article/20140121/BUSINESS01/301210033/Companies-vie-naming-rights-Nashville-Sounds-new-ballpark I really do not want to see our stadium named after a bank. Banks have naming rights to so many things, I'm kind of tired of all of the ad's from their naming rights. It should definitely be a Nashville area based company, that is financially stable and recognized nationally and globally. We don't need any more Sommet and Adelphia fiascos.

Nashville in the top 5 on new economic momentum list http://www.newgeography.com/content/004111-metro-areas-most-economic-momentum-2014

Wow! What a transformation. In the next 5 years it will look even denser.

Same thing I was thinking. We can thank the state building commission for that...requiring that it is compatible with nearby bicentennial mall and planned buildings. The stadium would fit right in on capital in near the other state buildings.

I agree. As much as we all wanted to see WES built, I think if done right, the NW Mutual site would be a great asset to the core, especially with the residential and retail portion of the project. If we can get at least 10-20% of the 2,000 workers to live within walking/transit distance of the site, that would be great for the area. There are a lot of apartment and condo projects - (farmers market project, Federal Reserve Building, 12th and Laurel) that are completed or being built that are in close proximity to the site. the closest residential sites for WES are in Midtown and music row. Trying to cross the west end/broadway split during rush hour is not fun! Also, I would like to see the HCA buildings built right up to Charlotte, rather than in the middle or back of the site. Guess we will have to wait and see in mid January what they decide to do.

Hey Everyone....New Poster here. Born and raised in Nashville, but now live in Chattanooga. I'm not new to the forum, just have never posted anything. I check it almost daily, so I thought would go ahead and contribute to the forum since I am on here so much. I look forward to posting and contributing to the site. We have one of the most active forums on the site! Regarding the Sounds stadium, I found the following courtesy of news 2 website. Better images and site plans. Hopefully I posted this correctly. Let me know if I did anything wrong ( I wont get sued for reposting this info will I?) http://www.wkrn.com/story/24235099/new-ballpark-pictures-emerge-as-state-approves-design NASHVILLE, Tenn. - More pictures emerged Monday afternoon of what the new minor league ballpark development for the Nashville Sounds will likely look like. The renderings were released at meeting of the State Building Commission which needed to sign off on the overall design of the $150 million public private project. The state is giving land to Metro for part of the ballpark site in exchange for a $23 million payment to build two parking garage facilities near the stadium. Part of the land now is parking for state workers. The Building Commission gave its approval to the design after hearing the look "will be compatible" with the state's nearby BiCentennial Mall and proposed library and archives building. A representative of the Embrey Development Corp. detailed its plans before the commission as well. Property tax from the four story $37 million residential development, along with a second $50 million, mixed-used development from the Sounds will help pay off bonds that will fund the stadium. The Sounds have not yet detailed their plans for the development. After the state gave its design approval, Ron Gobbell the project manager told News 2, the stadium is likely looking at a "late January or early February" groundbreaking. The ballpark is expected to be finished by April of 2015.