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You can get super-modern, fully renovated condos on Front St. for 200K. It's insane. Thing is... there is plenty of developable land in Davidson County for addition housing but the commute into the core is too time prohibitive. That said, the growing corporate presence on the edge of Davidson Co makes me happy.

It's always bothered me when people quote the balance as our actual population. There is no reason why we should include Joelton and Pasquo and exclude Berry Hill or Belle Meade from the tally. If it weren't for city limit signs and patrol cars you couldn't even distinguish the boundaries. Davidson County satellite cities are unmistakably part of Nashville's identity and as time progresses you will probably see more of them absorbed into metro. You can't say Memphis doesn't have one either. They continually annexed eastern Shelby Co in order to fight falling populations.

Federal Courthouse to be named after former Sen. Fred Thompson. http://www.wsmv.com/story/35513937/us-senate-votes-to-name-courthouse-after-actor-fred-thompson

We drove down to Memphis shortly after their's opened. Best way to describe it is a one-way retail maze. You wind through showrooms, each unique (kitchen, bedroom, living room, etc) and it you finally come out at checkout. It's brilliant from a retail standpoint. Imagine if you had to walk down every single aisle of Target without spending money and everything was dirt cheap. Don't go unless you have at least an hour to kill. They literally have everything.

If I lived on a residential through street like 10th Ave, I would be concerned about this. I'm just not convinced traffic will funnel onto I-65.

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I found this on IG. This pic is 3 days old as they were pouring the 45th floor. Credit: @treyackerman

I bet there are some nice views from the Viridian pool; I'm sure the skyline looks nice too.

Especially since a sleet pellet at 40F is enough to get TDOT treating the roads (not complaining) The freeze-thaw nature of Nashville winters is the issue. God knows how many pot holes were formed that weekend we went from 80F to snow in 3 days. I hope they switch 440 to asphalt.

What's everyone's thought's on concrete vs. asphalt given the current debacle?

Well then we know they won't waste anytime building it.

http://www.wsmv.com/story/35352379/tennessee-tourism-officials-visitors-up-44-percent-in-2016 110 million tourists visited TN in 2016, representing a 4.4% increase over 2015. Of those visitors, 88 million visited on leisure, a 5.1% increase over 2015. Additionally, TN remains a top-10 state for domestic tourism for a third straight year.

The exposure the Preds are getting us is remarkable.

But that would require one to be productive on "work from home" days.

The development of interstates allowed for the suburbanization that made Nashville so car dependent. Why do you think BNA is the sprawling metro it is today? This dependence made trolleys less feasible then and it's also the reason we are "enslaved" today. We all prefer cars but why people endlessly defend them given the insurmountable issues they present in urban areas, I will never understand. I also disagree that the automobile represents freedom given the ongoing decade long discussion on Nashville's traffic problem. In the mid 20th century people commuted to Nashville. DT was nowhere near as dense, had nowhere near as people living there, and didn't have mobs of tourists on every block of Broadway and Demonbreun trying to get around the core. Taxpayers wouldn't get hit with a multi billion dollar tab for such a project and you could charge a fare to recoup some of the cost. I would wager the trolleys would be a hit.

Trolleys could be the difference between someone driving impaired down Nashville's arteries and getting that ride they need. They'd also be perfect for those not looking to pay 10 or 20 dollars for a 1 or 2 mile trip. Nashville is too dependent on ridesharing and parking options are shrinking. If we kept the scale of the lines small, they might be an affordable option for transportation in and around Downtown.

The night the Preds swept the Hawks, Uber wanted $40 for a quick trip from West End to Rose Pepper Cantina out East, 85 for an Uber Black. They were still busy.

I've biked both the Stones River GW and the Harpeth River GW (Basically an extension of Percy/Edwin Warner) several times. Stones River is rather hilly, IMO. The majority of the Harpeth River Greenway follows the banks the river so it's relatively flat until you get to Morton Mill at the very tail end. I was actually out there last night and it was still impassible (by road bike standards) from the weekend deluge. Awesome trail though!

These areas along the banks of the Cumberland River flood every time Nashville gets heavy rainfall. Last weekend's rainfall didn't even get it close to flood stage. Just a gully washer with minor localized flooding. For perspective, May 2010 got us to a 52' crest, we're nowhere that today. And no, I'd say Houston is to flooding as OKC is tornadoes.

And that's from ~4.5" of rain in 2 days. May 2010 dumped 13"+ over the same period of time!

You don't wanna know what they actually named it.

Pulled up the street view. I imagined that lot being deeper. Definately potential. That parcel behind it is part of Broadstone too isn't it. Unfortunate they couldn't acquire Batson to make it a corner lot with Inverness right there.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Batson Motors is the next lot to get developed. Scrap it clean in a day, much needed hotel right next to Broadstone 8th in the heart of Berry Hil.

Can't say I disagree. What I love about Haslam (from a progressive standpoint), is how he balances his Republican principles with compromise instead of representing the party of "no". It's how you get things done.

I don't like getting political on here but I don't understand (but am not surprised) the Republican opposition at all. David Hawk in the House, offered an amendment to get the revenue from new and used vehicle sales. How is it fair to ask TN residents to foot a bill in a manner than disproportionately places the weight on them rather than distributing it evenly among all commuters on TN roadways. Tourists, passerbyers, and residents all buy gas (keep it quiet EV drivers) indiscriminately.