MagicPotato

The eastern portion of 840 would be sufficient enough at least for a while. The main issues isn't the amount of roads, but the dated infrastructure within the inner loops and the outer loops.

I agree, too bad it won't happen anytime soon. If 840N was completed, it'll provide access to people in Clarksville to travel conveniently to Franklin without going through Nashville. Which could potentially bring cohesion between the Clarksville metro and the Nashville metro. Also, truckers can have a full bypass in all directions. 840 is nice for truckers travelling from East to West and vise versa, but not from North to South. They have to bypass Nashville when coming from N to S.

https://www.tn.gov/tdot/projects/region-3/i-24-smart-corridor.html I’m still skeptical about this smart corridor business. So what if both “corridors” are blocked? Are we suddenly sent to traffic purgatory? Also, have they seen State Route 1/Murfreesboro road ? State Route 1/Murfreesboro road is definitely not adequate enough to handle massive automotive “interstate transfers”. And another thing State Route 1/Murfreesboro road doesn’t universally connect well with other parts of the Nashville metro, it’s mainly Rutherford Co , parts of Davidson Co, and to an extent Wilson co. The roads connecting I24 and State Route 1/Murfreesboro road are awkwardly built. I can only imagine the transfers from one to another would be a nightmare. Honestly I think this “smart corridor” bologna is just a catch phrase to give us an excuse to not upgrade the infrastructure. That’s cool that you widen 440 a little and rework the hickory hollow intersection, guess what? That'll help for maybe a couple years to a decade? The inner and outer loops needs an entire rework. Instead of adding duck tape, TDOT needs to actually do something worth while like adding mass transit, add more highways, or complete the 840 bypass.

You can't even see Pinnacle anymore in the today picture.

I agree Nashville is severely lacking in the 600-750 foot range. I rather have Nashville construct several 600-750 footers than a few 1000 footers "that is if the height restrictions become more lenient in the future". It'll give Nashville's skyline a nice balance. Then maybe in the future add a couple 800-1000 footers once the infill densifies.

How far is the FAA height restrictions? Does the restriction reach out to midtown and West End?

Last week while I was driving through Nashville to get to Green Hills on I65 and I40, I noticed a lot of semi trucks passing through the city. This is on a Saturday too, it could have been way worst on a week day. Nashville eventually needs a bypass connecting North to South.

I can see Dickson Co. becoming more of a blue collar county similar to Rutherford, but on a smaller scale.

Dickson Co. has some potential, but too bad the landscape is too rugged.

The crazy thing is that Nashville basically in the mid south, and Amtrak could easily add connections through Memphis, Louisville, Huntsville-Birmingham, and Knoxville.

Most of the proposed lines are awkward looking, like the one connecting Meridian straight to New Orleans, but skips on Jackson? Or the lines to Montgomery and Auburn from Atlanta, but the line skips Birmingham? Such a Bizarre plan. Connection from Louisville and Memphis to Nashville makes sense, but instead Nashville is just an extension from Atlanta.

There has to be a limit or something. From a legal aspect, it's kind of a challenge to put in policies to avoid companies/investors from doing what they're doing. In a way they're monopolizing the housing market.

This building looks like it could’ve been built somewhere in South America.

It’s funny because it wasn’t like Nashville had no room to build else where in the area. Nashville should have kept this building. The building could have been something historical like the Chicago theater. Maybe not as significant, but it could have add some flair to the city. Instead, it was replaced by a generic glass condo.

It's crazy how Nashville is building as many home as cities that are nearly 8 times bigger (Los Angeles).

I agree, if Nashville just had a street car or some form of light transit in the urban parts of Nashville that'll be good enough. At least for awhile. It'll be nice to connect the suburbs, but currently I don't think it's worth it. Well that's in regards to cost and politics.

I really wish Nashville brought back the street cars. It'll give Nashville a little flair when it comes to tourism. It'll be nice to have one from Broadway up towards Midtown.

I'm not exactly sure. My claims may be anecdotal, but I think just the sheer size of Atlanta may be one of the factors. Atlanta has a significantly larger amount of housing available. The availability of homes may also be from Atlanta being such a large city for so much longer. Nashville is barely 2mil and it just started booming not too long ago, probably at about 20 years at the most. Meanwhile, Atlanta has been growing ever since the mid to late 70s.

I'm guessing where that blank wall is facing, there might be another high rise in place at the McDonald's location?

I think the main problems are companies that buy up used homes and rents them out. It's definitely causing a strain within the used home market.

Looks like a mini Kremlin

I guess any amenities that a city of 6-7 mil population offers compared to a city of 2 mil at the cost of cheaper housing. It can range from restaurant options, shopping options, diversity, job opportunities, housing options, etc. Granted, traffic still sucks within Dallas/Atlanta/Houston , but at least the infrastructure is some what still on par with their population metrics in comparison to Nashville.

Speaking of natural scenery, Nashville is definite up there, but I was referring to city amenities. Nashville isn't quite up there compared to Houston, Atlanta, or Dallas.

The companies that rent out homes/neighborhoods are definitely causing issues, but it's to complicated to monitor and make laws against it.

That'll add some nice infill.