[The Transportation and Mass Transit Megathread]

10 minutes ago, Hey_Hey said:

It's interesting that this has gotten so much press.  All indications are that the human driven car didn't stop and plowed into the autonomous driving car. Of all the autonomous miles driven, I know of one case that was deemed to be the fault of the autonomous drive tech (the tesla using first generation autonomy and not distinguishing the white semi from the sky). 

Hopefully, if I rear end someone, they'll be a robot.

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

5 hours ago, kc8501 said:

It's the Goose Creek exit off of 65, opposite side of the highway from the AgExpo center.  If you haven't been that way lately, it is booming big-time.  I've heard it said that it's becoming "cool springs south."  

Holy crap! Seems like yesterday that was a 2 lane road and a gas station.

[Davidson West: Bellevue, Bordeaux, Green Hills, MetroCenter, Nations, N Nashville]

On 2/1/2017 at 0:02 PM, rookzie said:

Thanks again for sharing, Rookzie. I decided to do a modern day mockup from this perspective for comparison.

 

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1 hour ago, VSRJ said:

From this afternoon:

 

And with those fin frames, Bridgestone is now topped out. 

[Davidson East: East Nashville, Inglewood, Madison, Donelson, Hermitage, Old Hickory]

On 3/24/2017 at 3:50 PM, BnaBreaker said:

Just a thought...but maybe people who choose to live in a place like East Nashville or 12 South should alter their lifestyle to fit an urban neighborhood rather than expecting that the urban neighborhood be altered to fit their lifestyle.  Is your gigantic 12 mpg SUV hard to park in an urban area?  Maybe consider trading it in for a smaller car or using alternative transport instead of expecting there to be ample large parking spaces and wide streets to make it more comfortable for your huge vehicle.  I know I sound snarky, but that really isnt my intention.  

I just really think that this is a mentality that Nashvillians in general need to get over.  You cant have your cake and eat it too.  You can either have vibrant, healthy, walkable urban neighborhoods, or you can have the Nashville of the 80's that catered to the auto with wide streets and huge parking lots in front of every building.  You cant have both.  

You have to use resources efficiently in a densely populated area. You can't have space and convenience in a city where hundreds of thousands of others want the exact same thing. That's economics 101.

I will say, I think a lot of Boomers, and Gen X'ers underestimate how happy they would be if they economized on housing, got rid of all of their crap, and spent their money on experiences. I don't know, maybe that's just the inner Millennial inside me rearing its ugly head.  

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4 hours ago, timmay143 said:

Additionally, while somewhat underwhelming, the 222 building stretches the skyline "East" in that first photo by @bigeasy.  It also looks pretty good in the second photo with SoBro, BS, Pinnacle, and poor little Encore.  Looks like the JW will fill in between Westin and Snodgrass.  Pretty impressive past few years Nashville.

FWIW, the Rolling Mill Hill project will stretch it even further east.

Gonna have to start calling this place Nashcouver

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

On 3/24/2017 at 5:54 PM, Flatrock said:

An article from Forbes today: the best cities in the U.S. to buy residential real estate.  There's a slide show...Dallas at #1 and Nashville at #8. Many of the usual suspects with a few surprises thrown in. 

https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https%3A//www.forbes.com/pictures/eedh45gfjdf/1-dallas-texas/&refURL=&referrer=

A buddy of mine came close to a DFW relocation earlier this year. No doubt about it, on paper, housing is cheaper out there, but you pay significantly more in property taxes (I'm talking 2-3 times)

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Taken from Eleven North in the Gulch last night.

[505 CST - 545 feet - 45 Floors]

That's counting from the core. Right?

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Excuse the quality but the live cam shot from WSMV in West Nashville looks great! Wish I could find a link for it.

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

1 hour ago, VSRJ said:

It's official: http://nashville.eater.com/2017/3/20/14986790/cantina-laredo-closed-gulch-nashville

My one and only experience with them, I walked in there on a Saturday afternoon to get a bloody mary with a buddy. We sat there for at least 15 minutes and not one bar tender bothered to serve us. And it wasn't just us. When we left, not one person sitting over there was attended to.  

I bet the landlord wanted more money to renew their lease.

[JW Marriott - 385' - 34 Floors]

3 hours ago, troyboytn said:

Dean was a great, forward looking mayor and will definitely have my vote for Governor... With some cooperation from the GOP legislature (laughably unlikely that would happen, I know...) he could do the same for the state as he did for Nashville.

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

3 hours ago, bhibbs said:

On the Nashville building boom: "I think we've seen the peak," says Metro Codes Director Terry Cobb. "There, I said it."

 

Tweet from Tony Gonzales from NPR Nashville

 

 

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With a gun pointed in his face, Tony looked Terry in the eye... "All this talk about Nashville being the 'it city'... it's all lies... isn't it? A slow down's coming.. isn't it, Terry?"  "Never!" Terry retorted. *Tony wrestles Terry to the ground* "You tell me the truth about the building boom, or you're done!" yelled Tony. Battered and beaten, Terry looked up at Tony and mumbled "I.... I think we've seen the peak. There, I said it!"  And it was at that moment, we all knew Nashville's fate.
 

[Davidson Southeast: Antioch, Century Farms, East of Brentwood]

Where do we stand with the Summit Office Park (SE corner of I-65 and OHB)? Any updates?

[Davidson West: Bellevue, Bordeaux, Green Hills, MetroCenter, Nations, N Nashville]

1 hour ago, gannman said:

This was proposed by the previous owner of the Mall at Green Hills and was to be located where the new parking garage is on Cleghorn.

Random aside, I wish they would rename that entire amalgamation of roads.  I understand Crestmoor, Cleghorn, and HB Pike Cir had their own separate identity at one point, but with all the development going on on the back side of GH, would create less confusion.

[505 CST - 545 feet - 45 Floors]

6 hours ago, Hey_Hey said:

505's crane has now been raised.  Sorry for the poor quality. I cropped an iPhone picture from a good distance.

 

Bridgestone's like your 6 foot tall friend who is really 5'11" rounding up.  

[Virgin Hotel on Music Row, 15 stories, 262 rooms, music club]

Just expressing disappointment with this project. That parcel could have so much more potential.

[Virgin Hotel on Music Row, 15 stories, 262 rooms, music club]

1 hour ago, BnaBreaker said:

Why would it be better if it were cancelled?

We lost an antebellum mansion for an empty overgrown lot which, after 3 years, is being turned in hotel with a generic, stripped down design. Wish we could start from scratch

[Virgin Hotel on Music Row, 15 stories, 262 rooms, music club]

58 minutes ago, titanhog said:

As mentioned in November...Virgin is supposed to break ground in April.  Anyone heard anything different?

https://www.musicrow.com/2016/11/virgin-hotels-nashville-to-break-ground-in-april-2017/

They can take all the time they want.

[Gulch Union (Endeavor Demonbreun): 3 towers (20 story/329,000 s.f. office, twin 28 story residential buildings)]

5 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

I really do not think this was an older rendering as the owners did not have all of the property assembled till recently. I do think it is telling that the project is no longer on the website.

We will just have to wait and see who makes the next move.

Who'd you think brought this to their attention? Us?

This hasn't been broken by any other news outlets, yet.

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4 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

Oh BTW, you need to take a drive on the extra terrestrial highway in Nevada. Nothing to see, but still loads better than hundreds of miles of treeless, fairly flat farmland.

 

Been on a lot of the roads out west and that drive from Denver to KC is grueling. At least there are tons of wind turbines to look at. I know this is off topic but I can't resist to complain about the drive from Montgomery to Mobile. Pine Trees and more pine trees. And more pine trees.

That's the drive from anywhere to anywhere in South Alabama.

[505 CST - 545 feet - 45 Floors]

The estimated crane raise was March 4th-5th and that was before being out of commision 2 days after the accident. That math suggests we get the final raise tomorrow, if not Wednesday. Going to be a behemoth looking from the south.

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

Here's a good follow up story to the 505 crane accident.

http://www.wsmv.com/story/34662016/downtown-cranes-have-some-questioning-safety-of-construction-sites

[Davidson West: Bellevue, Bordeaux, Green Hills, MetroCenter, Nations, N Nashville]

1 hour ago, BnaBreaker said:

The entire 'sea of asphalt' trend in general needs to go the way of the dodo regardless of geography.  I mean I know it costs more money to build parking structures and whatnot, but look at that rendering.  It is just such an absurdly irresponsible and inefficient usage of land.  You could fit half of downtown in that space!  

Land simply isn't scarce enough to warrant garage parking; this isn't Green Hills. This is a private development that has to be financed. Tacking on additional non-revenue generating expenses makes the project much less viable. This is a good start and there's no doubt it will be improved upon in years to come.

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

21 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

And the Eakin deal is getting some unwanted/undesired attention. From the Tennessean.  http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson /2017/03/02/mdhas-rolling-mill-hill-land-sale-incentives-slammed-giveaway/98533302/

YES! YES! YES! Get Metro council and the public in opposition. This is exactly what we need to derail this project!