[Nashville as MLB Expansion/Relocation Market]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

The other catch here too is if they want a whole new mixed use community surrounding the Ballpark, with entertainment and such, folks need to be within spitting distance of the other attractions. It will be hard to fill office space there, and it is already hard to keep restaurants on that side of town for various reasons. A lot of it has to do with spending power. When there is no game there will be no customers. Unfortunately there are racial aspects that are involved. I have to say that and the big boy companies including grocery stores, chain restaurants factor these things in. That is why there are food deserts, restaurant deserts so to speak with nothing healthy, just fast food.

I hate to bring that issue up as I try not to be racist, but these big companies are, even if they say they are not their policies say something different.

If you look at the racial breakup and the spending power of city neighborhoods you will not find trendier businesses in the poorer areas of town. Look how long it took East Nashville to get a Publix. The household income was not where they wanted it until recently. That also comes into play with poor white cities. There may have been chain restaurants in some of these places, but they are closing in droves.

Moving on. There are no hotels there and likely will be any or enough to handle the needs. People will not stay in that area when the action is on Broadway. Buchanan Street is OK, but it is not what you would call a 12 S yet.

I am sure the Stars owners have good intentions but are blinded by their ambitions and someone with some common sense needs to give them a dose of reality. If they plan on gentrifying that entire area being a minority owned team, they will end up with a fight on their hands. That area is already suffering a ton of that already and when a bunch of out of towners come in and try to change a neighborhood like this, it may end up backfiring pretty badly.

The problem again is the area has a bad reputation, without a good Ingres/egress system. If it is on campus the TSU police get to handle. What happens when you. Have a  Hockey, Soccer, NFL and Baseball game or some other big event at Bridgestone or the stadium that is not sports related.

It is easier to handle crowds in a concentrated area. Now we are in multiple parts of the city. Hey let’s throw in a Vandy game to boot.

That is just a piss poor location on so many levels. 

TSU is a 10 minute walk from the Nations, and L&L market, it is not an activity desert. Sports fans that want to see a BaseBall game won’t care if the Bonney thinks are 6 miles away. Stadiums bring traffic closures and that would not be convenient  for people living off campus. You’re doing a bang up up job of being racist by saying “I try not to be racist”. All these points are moot since TSU is in a fairly central location to get to other parts of town. 
 

 

[NEUHOFF PLANT DEVELOPMENT, 14 stories, 6-7 stories, 650,000 sq. ft. office, 175,000 sq. ft. retail, 550 apts, 50 hotel rooms, 2,000 car internal garage, $500+ million]

13 minutes ago, MIRDY said:

It's not practical for people who don't want to be out riding a bicycle in the 100* heat, pouring rain or freezing temperatures. 

No it isn’t comfortable, but it is practical if your choice is fueling the car or food on the table. Sure I’d love to be in an air conditioned steel vehicle, but I also want my children to have fresh vegetables. I can drink water and wear a poncho, but I cannot make fuel or vegetables cheaper. How much do you spend on fuel vs. food? I choose my transportation in accordance with my living standards. 

[Proposed Light Rail Systems]

On 3/17/2016 at 9:34 AM, Nashman said:

Nashville resident here wishing they'd supplement the commuter rail with local rail. The population is going up so fast that traffic within the 440 loop is becoming worse by the day. Instead they're investing a little more in the insufficient local and long-distance bus transit. Are there any other examples of growing small-urban areas that had difficulty adding reasonable public transit during the growth phase? 

 

A Nashville rail from river gate mall to metro station downtown would reduce so much traffic, and improve air quality.

[NEUHOFF PLANT DEVELOPMENT, 14 stories, 6-7 stories, 650,000 sq. ft. office, 175,000 sq. ft. retail, 550 apts, 50 hotel rooms, 2,000 car internal garage, $500+ million]

37 minutes ago, Nashvillain said:

No. I'm still here and still engaging with him. Also, there is a difference between you're and your

I live in Nashville, I ride my bike to work. I do have a car but have only spent $72.00 in ~3 months because of this. I’m surprised people argue over bikes vs. cars. They both have a place but commuting without fossil fuels is quite practical.