[The Dave Luna Urban Planet Forum Meet-Up (online, too), Sat. June 1st, 10 AM to noon; Copper Branch patio at Downtown Library at 6th Ave. North and Church St.]

[Nashville International Airport Development thread]

8 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

Will the new concourse A be an extension at a 90 degrees from the existing one (shown in the rendering)?  I’ve seen some future plans that show a concourse that runs roughly parallel to B. 

That is correct. This is the most likely configuration for the new Concourse A. There will be 2 gates at the end of Concourse A that will be capable of handling widebody planes...like an A330...like Hawaiian Airlines uses

This what the terminal and ramp areas will likely look like after BNA Vision 2.0 is complete

[Nashville International Airport Development thread]

The first step towards the new Concourse A begins. This is a BNA Vision 2.0 project that will fill a 95 foot depression to allow room for planes to maneuver around the new concourse. This will add 27 acres of ramp space

https://flynashville.com/news/massive-earthwork-project-set-to-begin-at-nashville-international-airport

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

6 minutes ago, colemangaines said:

Apologies if this has been discussed before and I missed it; is there any word on that's proposed for the Ragland lot on 2nd Ave between KVB and Molloy? Can't find anything immediately obvious on parcel viewer.


 

Just rumor, currently

[Nashville International Airport PHOTOS (BNA), Airlines and Flights General discussion]

NEWS: @flairairlines is coming to BNA® next April with nonstop service to #Edmonton and #Toronto! More international service, 2 fantastic Canadian destinations and a brand new airline partner? April 2022 is looking pretty good. #FlyNashville

https://flynashville.com/news/nashville-international-airport-announces-addition-of-flair-airlines-and-new-international-nonstop-service-to-edmonton-and-toronto

Edmonton is a first-ever route for Nashville International Airport. Flair’s Toronto flight adds to existing nonstop service from Nashville to Ontario. Other Canadian air service at BNA includes Calgary, courtesy of another carrier. 

 

Flair is Canada’s only independent ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) and brings Nashville International Airport’s total number of airline partners to 17. 

 

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

2 hours ago, Mr_Bond said:

That feeling of completeness when UP puts an ad for an excavator in my UP thread.

Toys for Christmas! 

[Economic Conditions - Nashville, TN, U.S., Global]

7 hours ago, Flatrock said:

Enough developers cancel projects nationwide (and worldwide), those commodity prices might drop a lot more. Unfortunately, other, non-material costs may continue to inflate, however - such as labor, logistics, design/engineering, etc..  Logistics are horrendous right now with little good news in sight....or at least that I've seen. It's a weird world right now.

Logistics is a nightmare nowadays

[Economic Conditions - Nashville, TN, U.S., Global]

11 hours ago, markhollin said:

Construction cost spikes may prompt some developers to consider delaying or canceling projects.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/10/14/construction-costs-developers-material-shortages.html

Steel actually went DOWN last week - believe it, or not

[Haven at The Gulch, 11 stories, 299 apts, $100 million]

54 minutes ago, UTgrad09 said:

As they put the facade on, this project kind of reminds me of Knoxville Place circa 2004-5. 

 

 

 Or the Kowloon walled city

[City Parks/Greenways]

Great place to see prickly pear cactus! If Long Hunter is considered overlooked, then the Couchville Cedar Glade is the hidden pearl! Lots of Lake overlooks on the Volunteer Trail 

[Travel observations and new developments of other cities and countries]

17 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

I could be wrong, but I think most of Toronto's overhead power lines, at least the one's in the urban core, are there for the electric bus system.  Either way though, I agree that Toronto is very much worth a visit.  Such a high quality city! 

Not handy, but I have pictures somewhere! The interesting thing was noticing power lines in mid-town areas that were clearly built more recently, say after 1970, that clearly had no bedrock issues (an expense we always hear about in Nashville)

Not saying I would ever want to live there personally, but I agree with you that it appears to be a high quality city

[Travel observations and new developments of other cities and countries]

I highly recommend visiting Toronto. Each city is unique and Toronto has overhead power lines - just like Nashville! But it is interesting to see 3am traffic jams on a 14 lane interstate. High rise clusters in the suburbs. A good bus system + mass transit. There are a lot of square boxes, but there is some amazing architecture. Historical areas preserved. Wrap your head around the concept of Don Valley and why it is undeveloped. And definitely go window shopping downtown, Hudson Bay! 

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

Ok everyone, sadly, I knew this would be a political firestorm. I am only hoping this is technology jobs for Nashville

Let's please get back on track

Thanks! 

[Nashville International Airport Development thread]

2 hours ago, tragenvol said:

Barely made it back from MCO; D gate areas were relatively empty late Saturday night.  There was a gathering of several folks outside security at Green Beans. 

Congrats, you were lucky, coming from there. Many flights canceled and some folks got no rebook with only ticket price refunded. Left them stranded with zero options. Bad weekend for a big airline during Fall Break for many people. It will be interesting to see if this hurts them down the road. They definitely hurt a lot of people the last few days 

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

Well, this conversation went as expected, lol, anyway, plenty of news articles about it now. I originally saw the NPR tweet and did a post and run, but here is the story:

https://wpln.org/post/far-right-friendly-social-media-website-parler-will-move-its-headquarters-to-nashville/

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

1 minute ago, smeagolsfree said:

Be careful what you like until you research what they are.

I posted this for the technology aspect, I decline comment on the politics. I work in technology, it's more technology jobs, another HQ for Nashville, that's all I have to say 

[Nashville International Airport Development thread]

2 hours ago, Brichar4 said:

Apologies if i have missed this but is it expected for them to fill this section in as extended tarmac when the terminal is complete? 

Correct. This particular site must sit, after being filled, to allow ample time to settle. Once the staging area clears, this will receive a final makeover and surfacing. Expecting concrete. This will be one taxiway plus RON parking

The original fill project (to get it to its current state) was one of the first 2 steps in BNA Vision 1.0 and the final surfacing will be one of the last steps

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

Parler moving headquarters to Nashville

Another tech company

**Updated**

https://wpln.org/post/far-right-friendly-social-media-website-parler-will-move-its-headquarters-to-nashville/

[Nashville International Airport PHOTOS (BNA), Airlines and Flights General discussion]

47 minutes ago, Binbin98 said:

Dude I read an article in the Nashville post today saying the state of tennessee is trying to fund service direct to Hawaii and Paris from Nashville.

Hawaiian Airlines started flights to Austin and a few other places during the pandemic. I heard Nashville was interested and vice versa, but that was months ago

Paris was the rumor before the pandemic, on Delta metal or a partner. It is widely believed this is a reason for the huge new lounge (Sky Club). However, the airport authorities are very clear that there will be no incentive from the airport to any airline for any flight that would be competing against the BA flight to London. Once the BA flight has past the incentive period, that will change. The original period was 2 years; now with the pandemic, who knows for sure, but I think it will be 6 months after the restart

[Nashville International Airport PHOTOS (BNA), Airlines and Flights General discussion]

10 hours ago, Sean blackdog said:

I text to from Facebook British Airways. 

I've been hearing December return, also 

That's really cool you got a reply! Thanks for sharing! 

[Park Place Nashville (2nd & Peabody), 36 story/433' and 32 story/375' residential towers; 18 story/234' hotel]

1 hour ago, NissanvilleTitans said:

This tower would look great at 800ft next to the proposed 1000 church st building.

That is 2 International Finance Center in Hong Kong, 1,363 ft, 88 floors

Source: https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/two-international-finance-centre-hong-kong/

I think it would look nice on Commerce St

[1010 Church Street (60 story/750', 500 unit residential tower, 7 story/60,000 sq. ft. YMCA addition), $350 million]

1 hour ago, nashville born said:

I was pondering a bit on this project.  Specifically, how and/or why, in such short order, a thread about potentially our new tallest and potentially our first to break the 700' mark, had moved to page two.  Are we jaded or scarred by past attempts at a new tallest?  Are we too nervous to get completely excited?  Are we curbing our enthusiasm because of the cited 2023 start?  Or is it that with so much else going on, we're not obsessing over it as we ordinarily would?  Then, I got here and thought, shucks we hit page four of this thread pretty quickly and all the pondering ceased.  Besides, this one feels different than Paramount or Signature.  I know I wasn't here to go through all that with you good people, yet believe me when I say I've read through the strings to get caught up.  And maybe it's the recent activity that helps, yet it just does to me.

Anyhow, cue the Village People and viva la 2023!!!  Good Lord willing and the creek "don't" rise, we'll all get to see it happen!

Signature Tower was a casualty of the Great Recession. Paramount was proposed on city owned land and the proposal was an attempt to get that site available to private developers

YMCA selected Tony to develop their property and has an agreement in place. So, this is completely different dynamics

[The Transportation and Mass Transit Megathread]

WeGo and Uber combine for last mile

https://www.nashvillemta.org/Nashville-MTA-WeGo-Link.asp

WeGo Link is for any of our riders who find getting to and from their bus stop a little challenging; whether that's because of a stubbed toe, bad weather, time restrictions, long walking distances, or because of safety concerns.

All you need to do is request a ride, and we'll come pick you up.

WeGo Link is currently available along route 55 Murfreesboro Pike, and all trips must take place within a specific service zone

[Nashville International Airport PHOTOS (BNA), Airlines and Flights General discussion]

That is what I'm hearing, also

[Project Thread/New Construction/Photo du jour/Const. CAMs]

42 minutes ago, PillowTalk4 said:

When Hyatt Regency created their iconic revolving Polaris restaurants they were "must go to" places.  They are outdated, but I think they add a charm that is reminiscent of the era in which they were built.  My favorite one is the one in Atlanta.  I wish they had designed the one in Nashville with a glass domed top.  Maybe a different color.   I don't know how many of these "spaceships" remain, but I would actually hate to see them all disappear.  It gave us all a feeling of having a Jetsons spaceship restaurant we could visit.  For me, I always loved going there for the views.   It was like having a nice observation deck to view the city.   I wish the Sheraton would reopen it as a revolving bar at the vary least.  I think as more residential buildings open in that area, the Sheraton just might see additional interest in the property. 

I believe this would be a big hit today, especially with all the developments and people in the area. Could be a bar or restaurant; but bar/lounge is probably more reasonable expectation