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    The Titans have also posted a video on their website, showing off some additional angles. See here. Additional renderings:
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    None of us have a crystal ball, but you could just as easily argue the opposite: Fully in-office work will not survive a recession. Expensive, underutilized office space will be the first to go, as its amorphous culture benefits are outweighed by its concrete costs. You can debate the merits all you want, but professionals generally view WFH as a major benefit, and companies that require office attendance will lose some of their most valuable employees. Many companies continue to micromanage employees and require daily cubicle commutes, but I wouldn't expect those companies to succeed against more agile, future-focused companies going forward. Thankfully, Nashville is well-positioned to survive an office downturn. Our downtown is developing a good mix of office, residential, retail, entertainment, and is better diversified than many other cities. (See this fascinating NYTimes data from a few years ago).
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    As always, thanks for the information, Mark! Understandably this is a controversial project. A tremendous amount of public money will be spent on this stadium, and it's fair for any Tennessee taxpayer to question whether the ROI will be justify that spend. Some members of this forum think the spend is justified, especially in light of preexisting obligations. Others think not. I hope that this forum—unlike most others—can rise the occasion and debate this project thoughtfully, engaging opposing views in good faith rather than insincere strawmanning. There's enough bluster on the internet; let's have an intelligent debate instead.
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    Sounds like we're going to be "on board" with this whether we like it or not. The deal includes at least $1.26 billion in taxpayer funds (link).
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    One minor correction that further emphasizes your point: Disney just spent $500 million on their new Guardians of the Galaxy coaster (per Bloomberg). It takes some very deep pockets to play in that space.
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    There is a nice AMC dine-in theater in Cool Springs, but I don't know of anything around here with a similar bowling/arcade/virtual reality component.
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    From BusinessWire: Opening in late 2024 in Nashville Yards, EVO Entertainment will feature: A 12-screen luxury dine-in cinema Eight lanes of bowling A scratch kitchen and bar Private event spaces State-of-the-art gaming and attractions, including gravity ropes and advanced virtual reality experiences This replaces the previously-proposed nine-screen Regal Cinema which was announced early in the Yards project, although it's been clear that the Regal deal was on shaky ground for a long time. Way back in 2018, AEG admitted that their Regal Cinemas announcement had been premature and that they were talking to "other theater operators." (From the Tennessean). Now we know who they were talking to!
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    Seriously, if someone wants convenient free parking, they're welcome to visit Nashville's many lovely strip malls and big box parking wastelands. But downtown should be designed for people, not cars.
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    Gingrich clearly drafted this letter with an eye towards his mayoral campaign. That said, if this is the start of his campaign, it's a good start! I agree with his concerns.
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    I'm surprised the SBC didn't sell their current headquarters and move their operations into the under-utilized (and now sold-off) LifeWay building in Capitol View.
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    Global Sport Matters published an in-depth piece today, detailing pushback on a new, publicly-funded Titans stadium. From the article: Stand Up Nashville already has surveyed the community about a new Titans stadium, just as it did with GEODIS Park. The organization found that over 90 percent of residents want to see “a walkable neighborhood with affordable housing and independent businesses” and that large majorities also want stadium-related jobs to “benefit locals first.” Perhaps most importantly for the Titans – and for local politicians looking to build long-term goodwill – 89 percent of respondents said they did not believe public dollars should fund a new stadium. But that number dropped to 13 percent if new stadium funding included community benefits.
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    According to today's New Horizons press release, concourses A and D will see "extensions and improvements including additional gates, moving walkways, and additional concessions in both concourses." These diagrams from January are instructive. The Concourse D walkway already feels too narrow; much narrower than the walkway in Concourse C. I wonder how it will accommodate 1) increased through traffic from additional gates and 2) installation of moving walkways.
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    I love this building, but I strongly dislike the roofline LED lighting. Rather than highlighting the beautiful vertical triangle elements, the horizontal light strip highlights ONE22ONE's worst feature: its lack of height. Additionally, why is the rooftop lighting multicolored? Either pick one color, or at least fade the colors together in a tasteful way. I don't mean to complain, but the lighting seems like a such a thoughtless, cheap addition to an otherwise beautiful tower.
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    Gentrification concerns derailed the proposed North Nashville I-40 interstate cap. I wonder how/if this stadium proposal will address those concerns.
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    TBD. Some neighbors want it turned into a park, with part of the building demolished and the remainder turned into a community center. Or Metro might use it as temporary classroom space while other schools are undergoing renovations. Or it could be turned into homeless housing? All that to say, nothing is settled yet.
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    Mayor Cooper notably did not mention the Titans stadium in this morning's State of Metro address. From the Nashville Scene: A redeveloped East Bank has been a major Cooper project for months. It too went unmentioned Wednesday, as did Oracle and the Titans... A possible reason for these omissions: People are just not that happy about them. An internal poll in the mayor’s office is rumored to have confirmed as much, leading to content revisions in Wednesday’s speech.
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    It's the Pinnacle tower.
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    I wish they had buried those power lines. Can anyone here explain the scenarios where developers are required to bury the power lines and the scenarios where they are not required to do so? How is that decision made?
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    Downtown Nike store buildout continues, directly beneath Blue Sushi Sake Grill.
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    You know it's bad when the storage facility next door looks substantially nicer.
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    In the MLB thread, Bos2Nash raised the topic of parking on the East Bank. (I'm continuing that conversation here to keep things on topic.) Normally, I would agree with the preference for below grade parking. But due to the flood risks of the area, I think at or above grade parking might actually be better for the East Bank. What do y'all think? I feel like flood mitigation has not been a big enough part of the conversation.
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    Sunday games will be especially problematic: The WeGo Route 77 Thompson Wedgewood connector bus — which goes right past the stadium — doesn't run on Sundays. I'm fine with them deprioritizing cars if there are feasible alternatives.
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    Storyville Gardens developers are targeting a property between Interstate 40 and U.S. highways 231 and 70 in Lebanon. From the Nashville Business Journal: G.C. Hixson, executive director of the Joint Economic & Community Development Board of Wilson County, said Monday it's his understanding that developers are targeting a property dubbed "Cumberland Center" between Interstate 40 and U.S. highways 231 and 70. LoopNet lists the land as being under contract. It's unclear if other sites or locations are also under consideration for the park. The Cumberland Center land spans 132 acres and fronts I-40 for nearly a mile, according to the LoopNet listing. Steve Moor and Danny Hale, brokers at Hendersonville-based Halo Realty, are handling marketing efforts. Moor declined to comment for the story, and an attempt to reach Hale on Monday afternoon was not immediately successful. The site is listed for $12 million.
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    There's a big, free public parking lot right across the street. I frequent that area and parking is rarely an issue.
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    It's not encouraging that Lee's main, aspirational takeaway from Dallas was their enormous interstates.
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