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The property tax in TN is a whole lot less in TN than in TX. Property tax is how TX funds their school systems and is pretty high in the grand scheme of things. It is not a bargain and folks do not look at that before moving there.

I just posted this in the Airport thread unknown to what is being posted here but it is pretty much the same thing. "The traffic in and out of BNA's interior is a nightmare and will not be addressed according to any plan I know of. The traffic into the airport is trying to be addressed but I do not think any of the plans they have in place will do anything to help with the traffic. It is poor planning on TDOT's part. Sorry Pete but the lack of planning on the part of TDOT on many levels of the state traffic plan in many areas of the state just suck. It is probably due to funding by the zealots in the state house. It goes right back to the loop around downtown. That has not changed in virtually 40 years, but the traffic sure has, and the state has done nothing! The diverging diamond will help the traffic flow somewhat easier, but it will not stop the backup in the airport. That was a design flaw in the traffic pattern of BNA itself. Not enough lanes to handle the traffic that is now BNA. At some point the states pay as you go policy is going to have to end as far as road projects. It is not sustainable as the state continues to grow. They will continue fall further and further behind. But there will be more roads to the fishing holes in the counties where there are no hospitals hoping industry comes as those counties continue to lose population and the students drop out of high school and leave the county like rats from a sinking ship."

The traffic in and out of BNA's interior is a nightmare and will not be addressed according to any plan I know of. The traffic into the airport is trying to be addressed but I do not think any of the plans they have in place will do anything to help with the traffic. It is poor planning on TDOT's part. Sorry Pete but the lack of planning on the part of TDOT on many levels of the state traffic plan in many areas of the state just suck. It is probably due to funding by the zealots in the state house. It goes right back to the loop around downtown. That has not changed in virtually 40 years, but the traffic sure has, and the state has done nothing! The diverging diamond will help the traffic flow somewhat easier, but it will not stop the backup in the airport. That was a design flaw in the traffic pattern of BNA itself. Not enough lanes to handle the traffic that is now BNA. At some point the states pay as you go policy is going to have to end as far as road projects. It is not sustainable as the state continues to grow. They will continue fall further and further behind. But there will be more roads to the fishing holes in the counties where there are no hospitals hoping industry comes as those counties continue to lose population and the students drop out of high school and leave the county like rats from a sinking ship.

These are the best I have ever seen IMO TH. Thanks for sharing this!

I mentioned this briefly at the last UP meeting and then forgot to bring it up to the entire group. If anyone is interested in taking a road trip to another city nearby or even a 3 day to somewhere like Charlotte, let me know. I would be up for it. Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis for single day road trips is easy. Places like Charlotte or Raleigh takes a little more planning.

Now he will have his own bar to throw chairs from.

Unfortunately, there is nothing that Davidson can do about commuter ship between counties for the most part. That will fall to the state and the RTA to solve. Davidson taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for out-of-town commuter problems.

The Oracle announcement caught him and the mayor totally off guard. They knew nothing about it.

If this is phase one let's say, what would you all think phase two would be of the transit plan? (OR) What would you want Phase two to look like or be? I think this is a start for transit, but it is not a catch all or a full plan for Nashville. It touches on some areas of Nashville but not others. So, what do you think or want?????

I have noticed that the drive through at the RC on White Bridge has now gotten down to manageable status. I go to Dalts and eat a lot, so I drive by there and there as only one car in the drive thru and the parking lot was not full. It was about 1:30. So, the newness is wearing off. I am not that big on Chick-fil-et or chicken tender places, so I have not been. It really is not on my bucket list. The one thing that drives me crazy with this location is that the crazy folks in Belle Meade did not want the apartment building over there because of traffic, but this POS brought in 3 times as much traffic than the apartment building ever would have and if they had the apartment building, they would have installed a traffic signal at that entrance. I regress though, all of these places I have not much of a desire to eat at. When I was younger in my 20's I was into the whole fad dining thing but quickly found out it was all hype.

Best stated to do business in rankings from Top Chief Executive Magazine survey 2024. This at least has a little more clout behind it. Texas and Florida Top Chief Executive Magazine's 2024 CEO Survey of Best & Worst States for Business (prnewswire.com)

Well it’s a start. This mayor knows we have to take baby steps as the mayor from two terms ago tried to put something forward that was way more complicated and comprehensive and it was defeated at the ballot box. These routes run along the most heavily used routes. This is a much cheaper plan than the first proposal. This is only Davidson County and not a regional plan either. A regional plan will be up the the state and the regional transit authority made up of all of the other municipalities.

I think Green Hills is a study in density and he went there on my recommendation to see the new high-rise construction. There is certainly good and bad there but not many midsize cities can boast about an area like GH. Drawbacks are there are a lack of sidewalks on Hillsboro but there is a lot of density in that area with a lot of diversity of retail, shopping, residential and services.

I did see a permit there is supposed to be a Drury Plaza Hotel out there too. They are not done with this project. I was wondering where you were staying Kevin. I am sure the hotel rates were not real cheap here either! Thanks for posting the updates.

A pretty good read from Fox Business. Car dealers throw cold water on electric vehicles versus gas options: ‘I wouldn’t feel safe’ (msn.com) I think that the goal of 50% sales of EV's by 2030 is totally out of play at this point in the game and the Biden administration knows this. My next car will not be an EV. At best it will be a hybrid, probably the new Honda CRV hybrid when I decide to buy as I just bought a new CRV at the end of 2022. I am not convinced an EV is the best for me due to the long road trips I take. Again, I am like KHJBurg; with my road trips. I, however, will drive from Nashville to Miami in one fell swoop. I do not want to be bothered to stop every two hours to charge my car. I put a urinal in the car and go, go, go.