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Nashville needs more high rise condos in the Gulch-bigger population in the Gulch brings in more amenities (shops, stores, restaurants, etc.) which in turn attracts even more people to the Gulch. A win-win.

Some of the best stuff you've done yet Chris! Keep it up!

Research Triangle is probably the reason for Lufthansa's decision on RDU.

So what's the plan? Most people can't afford to pay the premium as you put it to live in an older, traditional urban neighborhood, so what do you suggest? If you are going to be critical of car dependency in this country then put forth substantive, viable alternatives instead of making sweeping generalizations about folks all over the country being desperate for options. If that is indeed the case, then what are the options? I made a suggestion-now what do you say?

Broadway downtown was a 6 lane highway before I was born....given Nashville's current traffic situation they weren't going to change that in any significant way. The situation in Europe is different so the rail situation is not comparable to the US except perhaps in the Northeast Corridor which like much of Europe has a heavier population density than the rest of the US, so rail makes more sense there. Also, people are not going to get out of their cars in this country-cars are not just a mode of transportation, they have become part of the national psyche, they are totally wrapped up in one's identity. Indeed, when I was in high school I was laughed at in class one time as the teacher was giving out bus passes for those who rode MTA occasionally as I did to get to my guitar lesson at Cotton Music in Hillsboro Village. So there is almost a stigma to public transportation. And what's funny is, Europe in some parts anyway is becoming almost as bad with regard to cars. When I would go on business trips to a trade show in Germany I would fly to Amsterdam and rent a car to drive to Cologne-I quit taking the train because I got my wallet lifted in Amsterdam's Centraal Station- and the Autobahn in Germany was as bad as I-65 coming into downtown Nashville-and this was 20 years ago. The joke in the Netherlands is "does anyone work in this country?" because the motorways there are constantly crowded. I drove the A4 from Rotterdam to Amsterdam on a midday once and despite the fact that Dutch Railways runs trains between those two cities almost hourly it was a freakin' parking lot. So we have to be realistic about public transit in this country. The best thing to do is perhaps start with baby steps. As the traffic situation in Nashville grows worse, people might be willing to drive to a park and ride in order to get to somewhere like Downtown or the airport, or maybe even Green Hills. So the City could start out building some additional Park n Ride locations throughout Metro along with adding additional busses. Nothing dramatic maybe, but it could be a start. Just a thought.

There was nothing wrong with MTA at all...maybe an update on the graphics but otherwise it was fine. If they had to change the name, I would have like to have seen something like Music City Link-yeah, I know there is a lot of Music City this-and-a that but I still think it is much better than the current name. There are still way too many people in Nashville who are treating the city as if it was any other city-and as I have said before Nashville is not-at least not anymore-just another city. By the way, whatever happened to the Music City Circuit busses? The last few times I've been down there I haven't seen them. Were they discontinued due to a lack of ridership?

Agree with the need for an express bus service from downtown and yeah, isn't it great that an emerging global destination city has a transit system that sounds like a laxative?

Great photos as always, Chris.

Something like that, or maybe even between the trestle and Victory Memorial Bridge just south of the new development there where the fuel depot is. If the fuel depot could be relocated to say, Cockrill Bend (might be possible if the fuel lines run nearby and could be easily tapped into without too much expense) then the stadium could perhaps face almost due north and make a nice urban landscape to be next to.

As far as an MLB stadium goes, I think the best location would be between Jefferson Street/Spring Street and the railroad trestle. It would be closer to the entertainment district and the downtown hotels with easy access off I-24.

In 2021 the British personal finance platform money.co.uk named Austin as the best city in the world for relocating. Also, Australia and New Zealand have their own versions of the Austin City Limits Music Festival both of which are named, interestingly enough, the Austin City Limits Music Festival. And for a while now, thanks to the Austin City Limits TV show Austin has been called the "Live Music Capitol of the World". While that nickname started around 1991 Nashville has probably caught up if not surpassed Austin at this point. Not to mention the fact that Austin has been a boomtown for at least as long as Nashville has given the fact that companies such as Tesla have relocated there.

The Dallas Stars are an NHL hockey team that were originally the Minnesota North Stars (a name chosen by the fans in Minnesota). When they moved to Texas they got rid of the "North" for obvious reasons but kept the "Stars" name to reflect their new home in the Lone Star State. There is no movement I'm aware of to get rid of the name. The best place for an MLB team for Nashville is the East Bank-any other location would be too far away from downtown-and quite frankly downtown is Nashville's calling card. Nashville is in no way comparable to Atlanta as Nashville is a destination city in ways that Atlanta will never be. Also the East Bank is surrounded by a growing urban population many of whom have relocated from cities that had their own MLB teams and would be a ready supply of fan support. Not only that, but the East Bank is easily accessible by interstate. MLB has 82 home games a year and I'm sure the city would love to have those folks near downtown spending their money before and after games-so the East Bank would make it easily accessible by walking or a short shuttle bus ride. In, addition there are no safety issues with regard to the East Bank that I have heard of with regard to the Titans home games. If there were, I doubt that anyone would want to spend 2 billion dollars on a new stadium there. And this speaks to a larger point about Nashville I want to make. Nashville is rapidly becoming a global destination city-not only that but Nashville's culture-it's music, cuisine and even fashion are spreading all over the world. Nashville is joining the ranks of those few cities like LA, Vegas, Austin, Miami and New York who have a "global fanbase" so to speak. Nashville is not like most other cities and most other cities are not like Nashville and what Nashville does from now on has to reflect that. So this is why I stand by my assertion that the Nashville Stars is the perfect name for an MLB team-easy to say, easy to remember and evokes images of country music stars dressed to the nines in Rhinestones and other Lower Broadway paraphernalia. What could be more Nashville than that?

If the Stars get an MLB franchise and build a ballpark on the East Bank the old Sounds park should be torn down and the Farmers Market should be relocated there. I would like it to be called the Tennessee Farmers market so all of Tennessee could be represented with food from each Grand Division along with related restaurants and cafes. The restaurants there that have more international cuisine could relocate in around the renovated Arcade-would be a perfect location for a global food market! Also, I think Bankers Alley stretching from 4th Ave to 2nd Ave would be a perfect location for a night market with vendors serving street food.

Stars is I believe a perfect name for Nashville's team. Not only because of the historical legacy but also because of the "stars" of the music industry residing in Nashville and the fact that the Tri Star flag represents all of Tennessee which an MLB team in Nashville would as well. It's perfect. The White Sox have been in Chicago for too long and the name would always be associated with Chicago-the White Sox have been in Chicago for 123 years whereas the Dodgers were in Brooklyn for 73 years and have been in LA for almost as long so there is really no comparison. A professional team in Nashville needs to represent Nashville and Tennessee in general and it's name should reflect that. That's why I'm glad the Oilers became the Titans. Now if they would just get rid of the Oiler Columbia blue! Personally I would like to see the Titans adopt the Navy Blue and Gold colors like the Predators have and which are also the colors of Nashville's flag.

If it's impossible for them to stay in the Arcade maybe they could move to one of the vacant buildings on 5th Ave...is it my understanding that the people redeveloping the Arcade have bought a few of these properties?

I guess I'll be the odd one out since I kinda like the Manning-it's not great but there is much worse in Nashville and y'all know what I mean.....

And on down the road there is always that possibility of Smyrna as a 2nd airport.

I never thought I would see the day a soccer match in Nashville would command thousands of dollars for a ticket. Nashville has officially arrived!

They could probably still build in Century Farms (still the best location in my opinion) just not in the location they originally planned. Looks like there is still plenty of space there available.

They ought to put a 2nd terminal where the old terminal was up until 1987 and have Embraer and FEDEX relocate towards the cargo terminal on that side. That would prevent traffic overcrowding at the existing terminal and you would have plenty of space for expansion on the Briley Parkway side.

Hadn't seen this rendering before....wasn't sure about this project before but now I'm pumped! This needs to get done along with all the other projects in the Southbank district and this will compete with and probably surpass the Gulch as Nashville's premier urban neighborhood. And something that could help that along would be if someone bought out the City Lights development and tears it down and replaces it with a food hall similar to 5th And Broadway. Food halls seem to be a up and coming thing and at some point I would not be surprised to see one in the Gulch as well.

I work out in the 'burbs so I don't make it down to OTR much-but a good restaurant recommendation for anyone visiting would be Taste of Belgium-great Belgian fries and waffles!

You cannot possibly compare NASCAR and the NFL-compared to NASCAR the NFL is next level if not more in terms of popularity. That is why the city is talking about a new 2 billion dollar football stadium (which can also be used for entertainment purposes) while people are bickering over the race track. Nashville needs to amend the Metro Charter so they are not legally bound to do anything with regards to sports venues.

Doesn't look promising....

Soccer and Basketball are participation sports in ways that NASCAR can never be. The WNBA may not generate the revenue NASCAR does but it has a greater impact in the community by sponsoring youth leagues and summer basketball camps. Their stars are role models for girls who only have to pick up a basketball and head to the nearest public court to play and learn the game. ' There is no way NASCAR can match that. It is prohibitively expensive for most, Soccer is a global sport phenomenon and is the world's most popular sport while basketball is ranked #3 behind cricket....! NASCAR does not rank in the top 10 globally and Formula 1 is beginning to catch up with it in this country.