Nashville Bits and Pieces

[MLBrumby]

1 hour ago, e-dub said:

Someone on Reddit shared this.

 

 

Edited September 16, 2020 by MLBrumby
Because it did not come over in my post above

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, PaulChinetti said:

Woof, gross. I thought all the liberal cities where hell holes though!? Haha

Thankfully...Nashville is moderate because the metro is very conservative.  There is actually a bit more cooperation between liberals and conservatives in the metro area here than in many of the nations' metro areas because we need each other to get along.  Neither side is totally calling all of the shots.  Nashville mayors like Bredesen and Dean worked well to be more inclusive of all sides....so you never felt like they were Democrat or Republican.  And...if there is ever a Republican mayor of Nashville, you'd better bet he/she will have to do the same to keep things running smoothly.  Wish our national guys would understand this.

[titanhog]

Looks like the Indy Car street race is a go for Nashville.

https://racer.com/2020/09/15/nashville-adds-to-indycar-street-race-lineup-in-2021/?fbclid=IwAR3r-nVk1n8Uq7yOcncOF63FyndyPjdsNhpnJRD6kpy8OFue0gXukPrMxpc

IndyCar’s return to Nashville will be formally announced Wednesday in the Music City and give the NTT IndyCar Series five street races in 2021.

Neither Penske Entertainment president Mark Miles nor track designer Tony Cotman could be reached for comment on Tuesday evening, but Nashville TV stations were reporting a press conference has been scheduled with Roger Penske, Miles, Cotman and two-time IndyCar champ Josef Newgarden, a native of Tennessee who now makes his home in Nashville.

[Sean blackdog]

Driver, start your engines!!!!! 

 

 

Edited September 17, 2020 by Sean blackdog

[L'burgnative]

^^^I hate when North isn't at the top on a map, it took me a hot minute to figure out "the rivers not north of Nissan..." that routing. 

[titanhog]

Too bad they won't have them racing around the round-a-bout.  One little crash could have maybe taken out Stix. 

[Bos2Nash]

Not important, but the media/PR for the event is being handled by a local group GS&F. Good to see local companies being involved.

Personally I just don't see this course happening as designed. I think having the bridge included in the track is iconic, but think it puts a major strain on the city. Long Beach and Tornto each have street circuits, but looking at some aerials of those circuits they take up a lot less traveled corridors (it appears). Logistically it will be a nightmare setting up and breaking down the course (safe barriers, catch fencing, welding manhole/storm sewer covers). Looks like the portion of the track across the river will be totally circling an approved development project (94 Peabody- RMH House) that has potential to be under construction (which I bet they would not shut down construction for the race), and directly adjacent to the Swerdling Hotel (any idea if this would break ground prior to the race date? Also it looks like this track cuts off all access to the Exxon Station and the LaQuinta and Comfort Inn. 

One last note, it is very interesting that a press conference announcing the race on city streets does not have any reported city official(s) in attendance?

[downtownresident]

32 minutes ago, Bos2Nash said:

Not important, but the media/PR for the event is being handled by a local group GS&F. Good to see local companies being involved.

Personally I just don't see this course happening as designed. I think having the bridge included in the track is iconic, but think it puts a major strain on the city. Long Beach and Tornto each have street circuits, but looking at some aerials of those circuits they take up a lot less traveled corridors (it appears). Logistically it will be a nightmare setting up and breaking down the course (safe barriers, catch fencing, welding manhole/storm sewer covers). Looks like the portion of the track across the river will be totally circling an approved development project (94 Peabody- RMH House) that has potential to be under construction (which I bet they would not shut down construction for the race), and directly adjacent to the Swerdling Hotel (any idea if this would break ground prior to the race date? Also it looks like this track cuts off all access to the Exxon Station and the LaQuinta and Comfort Inn. 

One last note, it is very interesting that a press conference announcing the race on city streets does not have any reported city official(s) in attendance?

I watched the press conference, and Mayor Cooper / Butch Spyridon from the CVB were both there.

[Tennessine]

On 9/15/2020 at 9:12 PM, PaulChinetti said:

Woof, gross. I thought all the liberal cities where hell holes though!? Haha

If you look outside Davidson County and take the urbanized population of Nashville proper (not including that massive 13-county MSA, only the densely-populated Nashville-Franklin-Murfreesboro-Hendersonville corridor), I would argue Nashville is pretty conservative compared to most urbanized areas in the U.S.

[PaulChinetti]

48 minutes ago, Tennessine said:

If you look outside Davidson County and take the urbanized population of Nashville proper (not including that massive 13-country MSA, only the densely-populated Nashville-Franklin-Murfreesboro-Hendersonville corridor), I would argue Nashville is pretty conservative compared to most urbanized areas in the U.S.

Yeah but they said Nashville, but I guess they could mean Franklin/Brentwood. Moving from LA to Brentwood doesn’t seem likely though. 

[titanhog]

3 hours ago, PaulChinetti said:

Yeah but they said Nashville, but I guess they could mean Franklin/Brentwood. Moving from LA to Brentwood doesn’t seem likely though. 

If someone moves from LA, there's nearly as good a chance they'll live in Brentwood as they'll live in Nashville...or maybe they'll live in Franklin...Leiper's Fork, etc.  When people move to Nashville, it's the metro many of them are moving to.  Not all 5000+ Amazon workers are going to want to live in Davidson County.   That's the beauty of Nashville.  We have close-by alternatives that can give you land...great schools...etc.

[japan]

On 9/15/2020 at 10:48 AM, BnaBreaker said:

I understand the urge to keep taxes low, but you've got to allow for flexibility depending on the situation for gods sake.  What is even the point of preventing your future self from raising taxes beyond a certain point?  You're just shooting yourself in the foot.  Do people not understand that taxes serve a vital purpose?  

Does this happen if Cooper doesn't push through the ridiculously high 35%?  Come on.  15% to 20% to start with sounds way more palatable.  How many missteps can a first term mayor make?  Safe to say he won't be getting a second term.

[Jamie Hall]

14 hours ago, Bos2Nash said:

Personally I just don't see this course happening as designed.  Logistically it will be a nightmare setting up and breaking down the course (safe barriers, catch fencing, welding manhole/storm sewer covers).

Groups like IndyCar have a lot of experience converting streets into road courses and vice versa, so I would expect it to be a pretty smooth transition. They've been doing this for a long, long time.

[Tennessine]

9 hours ago, titanhog said:

If someone moves from LA, there's nearly as good a chance they'll live in Brentwood as they'll live in Nashville...or maybe they'll live in Franklin...Leiper's Fork, etc.  When people move to Nashville, it's the metro many of them are moving to.  Not all 5000+ Amazon workers are going to want to live in Davidson County.   That's the beauty of Nashville.  We have close-by alternatives that can give you land...great schools...etc.

^ That's what I was getting at

Shapiro is not a pundit I listen to, but I admire him for passing over someplace in Texas for Nashville, citing the talent available. He's not a freak show like Alex Jones, so this is not something I mind having in my neck of the woods. 

[PaulChinetti]

9 hours ago, titanhog said:

If someone moves from LA, there's nearly as good a chance they'll live in Brentwood as they'll live in Nashville...or maybe they'll live in Franklin...Leiper's Fork, etc.  When people move to Nashville, it's the metro many of them are moving to.  Not all 5000+ Amazon workers are going to want to live in Davidson County.   That's the beauty of Nashville.  We have close-by alternatives that can give you land...great schools...etc.

Plenty of places to live for sure. But the article was talking about moving his company. I doubt the company is going to move to Leiper's Fork, I could be wrong though.

@Tennessine This is all I can think of when I think of Ben Shapiro, and now how he didn't understand the song WAP...
 

NSFW language at the end. 

Edit, I forgot how much this video makes me laugh. Needed that this morning.

Edited September 17, 2020 by PaulChinetti

[titanhog]

20 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

Plenty of places to live for sure. But the article was talking about moving his company. I doubt the company is going to move to Leiper's Fork, I could be wrong though.

 

I would imagine he wants to be in Nashville...then again...I could see him basing it in Williamson County.  Either way...thankfully, Nashville is a diverse metro...and when people talk of moving to Nashville, they're not always talking about the city-proper.  I'm actually a person who appreciates different political views (I believe it's designed to keep all sides honest)...and I also believe in compromise.  This is why Nashville (city) being majority liberal but the metro being overwhelmingly conservative is not a bad thing (IMO).  Only when one side or the other demands it be "my way or the highway" do we start having problems.

Edited September 17, 2020 by titanhog

[MLBrumby]

He is an orthodox Jew and has mentioned that he chose to live near his synagogue in LA (I think he has a young daughter at Hebrew school there). Of course, the traffic there is a much greater factor about proximity, but I also heard his wife does not like to drive. Don't know exactly how that factors into their choice b/n WillCo/Nashville. Does Brentwood and/or Franklin have a synagogue?  I also don't see him as a wide open field, exurban sort of person. More like a Green Hills/Belmont/West End sort of guy. 

UPDATE: I heard his program on my drive home today. Shapiro clarified that his family will be living in Florida, while the company and jobs will be in Nashville. He will fly to/from his home regularly, but his family will be based in Florida. He says it's because he wants his children to grow up where they're not a tiny religious minority and where his parents (who will relocate from LA too) will be near friends and other family. 

Edited September 17, 2020 by MLBrumby

[PaulChinetti]

10 minutes ago, titanhog said:

I'm actually a person who appreciates different political views (I believe it's designed to keep all sides honest)...and I also believe in compromise. 

I think most people tend to be the same.

Believers in fact-based,  good faith compromise. 

[titanhog]

48 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

I think most people tend to be the same.

Believers in fact-based,  good faith compromise. 

Amen.  There's a big enough pie for everyone to get a piece if we'll all come together. 

[BnaBreaker]

4 hours ago, japan said:

Does this happen if Cooper doesn't push through the ridiculously high 35%?  Come on.  15% to 20% to start with sounds way more palatable.  How many missteps can a first term mayor make?  Safe to say he won't be getting a second term.

That's certain a valid argument, but even still, you only compound the issue by responding to a mistake with another even more short-sighted mistake.  

[jmtunafish]

I love playing with numbers.  Part of my job.  So with a lull at work I went to fdic.gov and census.gov and tallied up where the money is in Tennessee, at least where the bank deposits are.  Not surprisingly, it's in Middle Tennessee, especially Davidson County, and the gap is widening.  The amount of wealth in Davidson County is staggering.  It's good to see my plucky little adopted home county of Putnam up there, too (and I wish retailers like Target would take notice, grrrrr).

By the way, 26 percent of all bank deposits in the entire state are in Davidson County.

county...2020 deposits x $1000...% change from 2018

1. Davidson...50,238,779...41.2%
2. Shelby...31,970,446...22.4%
3. Knox...14,470,312...21.6%
4. Williamson...11,131,688...15.7%
5. Hamilton...9,873,007...26.4%
6. Rutherford...5,514,177...20.1%
7. Sumner...4,352,569...23.8%
8. Wilson...3,357,757...28.1%
9. Montgomery...3,123,699...18.9%
10. Sevier...3,107,834...25.3%
11. Washington...2,674,695...22.5%
12. Putnam...2,524,831...25.2%
13. Blount...2,344,460...13.8%
14. Madison...2,276,742...28.7%
15. Sullivan...2,133,329...-4.1%
16. Maury...1,929,510...9.0%
17. Bradley...1,912,243...11.8%
18. Cumberland...1,290,434...21.7%
19. Dickson...1,176,938...21.8%
20. Robertson...1,157,126...25.5%

TENNESSEE...193,130,778...24.5%

and per capita for those 20 counties (obviously I had to use 2019 population estimates since the 2020 figures haven't come out  yet):

1. Davidson...$72,375
2. Williamson...$46,691
3. Shelby...$34,114
4. Sevier...$31,632
5. Putnam...$31,464
6. Knox...$30,767
7. Hamilton...$26,843
8. Madison...$23,236
9. Wilson...$23,212
10. Sumner...$22,755
11. Dickson...$21,861
12. Cumberland...$21,322
13. Washington...$20,674
14. Maury...$20,018
15. Bradley...$17,688
16. Blount...$17,616
17. Rutherford...$16,595
18. Robertson...$16,113
19. Montgomery...$14,946
20. Sullivan...$13,472

TENNESSEE...$28,280

Edited September 18, 2020 by jmtunafish

[MLBrumby]

The 2 year growth rates are phenomenal... idk if that’s the he case everywhere but I think conclusively Nashville is a boomtown.

[nashvylle]

One can dream:

 

[Sean blackdog]

On 9/18/2020 at 1:16 PM, nashvylle said:

One can dream:

 

What? Downtown on Broadway? 

[Skyscrapergeek]

Awesome, it even comes with its own tent city.