MagicPotato

From barely even a handful of high-rises to about 30+. Meanwhile that intersection is basically the same.

Yes, I can finally choose which lanes I want to be stuck in traffic! But with a bonus fee! Then the laughable amount of 750 million for each region to cover infrastructure upgrades. You would think the 3 billion would be distributed evenly by the demand of infrastructure upgrade is needed for each region. The Nashville and Chattanooga regions are probably needing most of the demands, with Chattanooga having a major interstate leading up to Atlanta and the rest of the deep Southeastern region. Then Nashville's outdated infrastructure being behind by 20-30 years in relation to the region's growth.

Vintage Nashville kind of had a Midwest/East Coast vibe when it came to the older architecture. If you showed me this picture without me knowing that this was Nashville, I would have guessed Cleveland or something.

https://www.commercialcafe.com/blog/office-pipeline-report/ Office pipeline ranking for each city by 2023. Interesting that Nashville is almost on par with Houston, with Houston being near 4 times the size of the Nashville metro. I'm not sure if this data is reflecting the entire MSA or just the urban areas, but regardless that's still a fairly impressive feat by Nashville. Especially by reflecting the size of Harris County in comparison to Nashville's.

Blows my mind how that portion of I-24 splits into two lanes... freaking two lanes!

That's the irony of it. Nashvillians want to claim that they don't want to end up being the next ATL, but the funny thing is that we are heading towards that route. A route that may possibly be worse than ATL

At least with ATL, they're somewhat trying. ATL has a mediocre, but functional transit system. With how Nashville is growing, the traffic may end up worst in the next decade or so. That is if you're comparing the traffic ratio to city size.

Only if the Nashville Star was more convenient to use... The problem is that the hours are wonky and there's not enough stops to make it convenient. It'll be nice if the Nashville Star connected directly to BNA.

White Bridge Road needs to be widened more than anything. The traffic there is terrible. But with anything here, the roads are always the last things to be upgraded.

Another tidbit, there's no bridges that connects from East Nashville to Briley. The area east of the Cumberland River is in a need of a few connecting points. The only access points from East Nashville to Briley is the Gallatin Pike S interchange. The Eastern part of Nashville in general has terrible connecting points with Wilson County, excluding I40 and Lebanon Pike.

I-40 west inner belt has so many unnecessary ramps and exits. It's crazy how it took tdot this long to notice. In comparison to other cities, it's mindboggling how this design was approved in the first place. Tdot should really convert that area into a tunnel with some kind of park/recreational area on top like the one in Atlanta. I think it's called the Lenox Road overpass or something.

Hopefully, the Northern suburbs gets more developed. The amenities up there are severely lacking.

My trip to Houston. Wow I never noticed how rugged Northwest/west of Nashville is.

Wilson Co. is a bit overdue. The county is mostly flat, great proximity to Nashville, sort of has transit (music city star), and has access to both Percy priest and the Cumberland river. Their growth should have bolstered a long time ago.

Nashville should eventually be an operating base for Southwest. I'll give it about 5-10 more years. Indirectly, Southwest is already kind of an hub.

Wow, the Alcove building really makes the Skyline pop. The skyline's also looking really dense for a metro population of sub 2 mil. Nashville is about to one of the most densest cities within the 2-3 million population mark.

Music Genre Preference in Each U.S. State Interesting that TN isn't country. Even more surprising is that country is popular in PA, VA, WI, and OH.

I just got back from a trip in Las Vegas and it's crazy how superior their infrastructure is compared to ours. Granted, LV is denser but both cities are still around the 2-2.5 mil population range and LV does a better job at handling infrastructure. LV does happen to have significant tourism compared to Nashville, so that may also be another aspect to take in. The loops and beltlines are well built with accommodating lanes. There was barely any stand still traffic. Most of the time the traffic was slow moving not like in Nashville. Even the city roads were well built. The city roads mostly accommodated 3 lanes, even 3 turning lanes. While a lot of Nashville's inner city roads are still single lane. LV does have transit, but I wouldn't really consider it usable outside of the strip. Nashville needs to take note. It'll be nice if Nashville at least has some kind of infrastructure connecting the airport to downtown.

The Alcove really sticks out.

I'm pretty sure the traffic volume is still fairly high. I did notice some "cool" days and some "hot" days. I'm guessing it's from the incoming tourist traffic and work commuters that alternates their WFH/Office schedules. I have a few friends that works an alternate work schedule where some days they go in and some days they work from home.

Finally! something more unique than a flat roof! I like the new concept. It's still a square, but with squiggly lines!

I'm not against the new buildings that are currently or will be under construction, they look cool and I like the designs. I wouldn't say crowns/spires are out of style either, but it'll be nice to have a little of a mixture. Nonetheless, I still do like the designs, I'm just being an architecture snob .

It seems like Nashville is scared of constructing crowns on top of high-rises/skyscrapers... excluding the one and probably only batman building.

Interesting.... So what's next? Maybe a transit system or will the land be used for something else?

https://fox17.com/amp/news/local/usta-looking-to-invest-millions-of-dollars-in-middle-tennessee-spring-hill-crossings-williamson-county-southstar-tennis-court-complex-mixed-use-development-preservation SouthStar, the developer behind most of the recent Cool Springs development along Carothers Parkway and McEwen, is working with the United States Tennis Association on a mixed use development in Spring Hill adjacent to the existing Crossings retail development. This would host the southeastern Regional Headquarters for the USTA and have the potential to host regional and national championships. This will also include a 120,000 SF fitness center and some residential/retail/office development. This development will be located on the Maury side of Spring Hill.