I think we all intuitively know that long commutes mean less sleep and poorer health outcomes. Researchers in Japan measured it, and a commute longer than 52 minutes is as bad as insomnia. Building our city for long commutes is literally hazardous to our health. scitechdaily.com/scientists-e...

Just so we’re clear on what’s happening. The beauty of local politics is that it is nonpartisan-we can debate issues on merits & not like we’re opposing SEC teams. Sadly, not everyone feels that way these days.

The lack of local affordability is a contributing factor to our current fascist administration

Extremely incorrect. The new zoning designations would only affect parcels they are applied to.

made a spreadsheet of the council elections bc why not? cms Porterfield (AL2), Evans Segall (AL3), Parker (D5), Capp (D6), Welsch (D16), Vo (D17), Horton (D20), Gadd (D24), Preptit (D25), and Ewing (D34) voted for the prevailing candidate in each election docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Nashville’s homelessness problem is a housing problem - one of choice. Rising housing costs force our most vulnerable residents onto the streets

“A quadplex next door is the same as the Trail of Tears, to me” incredible www.tnledger.com/editorial/Ar...

In case you hadn't heard, Nashville became the 3rd largest US city to allow single stair buildings up to 6 stories in July 👏 Congrats to Nashville, and @rollinhorton.bsky.social for showing our cities what kinds of changes we can make all over! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS8t...

TL:DR- WeGo is doubling Walk Bike's QuickTicket rate and gave three weeks notice to come up with $20,000 in additional renewal fees. This program should be celebrated and replicated but instead, we're having to pause it. The WeGo Ride program can be great but the current structure is not sustainable

Another beloved business taken from us by New Nashville

the cost of deferring solutions to our housing shortage: www.pew.org/en/research-...

Have you emailed [email protected] to tell them you support more housing in Nashville lately? If not, there is a great opportunity to do that TODAY in regards to the Nations UDO and rezoning plan. 🦞

Proud to be a Greater Nashville REALTOR—read why we supper CM @rollinhorton.bsky.social UDO at this link: www.greaternashvillerealtors.org/index.php?sr...

"Maintaining restrictive zoning that exacerbates the housing shortage puts vulnerable tenants in a more precarious position... Allowing enough homes for everyone improves affordability overall, but the evidence shows it benefits low-income renters most." @pewtrusts.org www.pew.org/en/research-...

we really need a better approach for getting more housing other than increasing FAR and height and keeping setbacks this results in really poor urban form, no space for community or trees, less privacy all around seattle's low rise zone needs complete overhaul

It’s possible to grow and change and evolve together. It’s the only way forward if you care for your neighbors. Restricting the availability of a resource always has and always will benefit those with money and power the most.

3.5 half hours into the meeting, the main event is here. It took us a couple years to get the Wedgewood Houston UDO done. It’s taken even longer to get to the next one in the city.

“The biggest crime in the neighborhood is having to pay $1250 to be a third roommate” preach!

🎉Well done, Councilman Horton! #SmartStair @rollinhorton.bsky.social #MetroCouncilNash #Nashville @julianneakers.bsky.social @nashvillepost.com www.nashvillepost.com/politics/met...

Idk about rats but I’ve noticed a lot of bunnies and a fox in our neighborhood lately.

Listen to @themanaen.bsky.social tell us about housing affordability and how you can directly help by sending an email. www.instagram.com/reel/DMYTB5M...

Thanks to @rollinhorton.bsky.social for leading the charge on single stair in Nashville! This will enable better and more affordable housing to be built.

The abundance movement ought to speak forcefully about an untold number of carpenters being shipped off to concentration camps. These are folks with mixed status who’ve learned how to build under our codes and regs. We need them back.

This is it, folks. The end of an era. My FINAL NIGHT of live posting #MetroCouncilNash. I'm LIVE AND IN CHAMBERS. @angienashville.bsky.social is calling us to order. And so it begins/ends.... 🦞

My painting NORTHERN ENGLAND

Democrats need the courage and compassion to act on our values to ensure our cities are a place, not just for some of us, not just for the very wealthy, but for all us

who’s speaking up for my coworkers on guest worker visas that ride scooters to work in mixed traffic with irate, insane drivers? we’ll put “all are welcome here” signs in our yards, but we won’t tolerate a few seconds of delay in our cars so they don’t get run over on their way to work? nah

Not sure what made Newsom want to wake up and lead but hot damn I’m here for it. If you say housing matters, there’s only one way to show it - aggressive action.

People don’t want to be in cars. Thats why they leave their cars somewhere else and flock to a place without them

JaneJacobsism: anti-government liberalism for conservatives

The funny thing about induced demand is that everyone thinks they can plan the right roads to get around it, yet no one successfully does. I’ve yet to see a way EBB doesn’t become gridlock - the map apps will make it an alt route & it will just be that way. www.nashvillescene.com/news/metropo...

Grateful for the mayors leadership here, and it’s important our Metro Council also does its part to solve the problem. Available evidence on the issue indicates that homelessness is fundamentally a housing problem

❤️❤️ Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

🌈 Out at the ballpark and proud of it! Celebrating love, inclusion, and community at the Nashville Sounds Pride Night! Let’s keep cheering for equality—on and off the field. ⚾️🏳️‍🌈 #SoundsPrideNight #Pride2025 #LoveIsLove #NashvilleSounds

Great Pride event at the Sounds game tonight. Bumped into lots of friends. And home on the 34 (my ace in the hole). @brendagadd.bsky.social @oliviahill247.bsky.social @russbradford.com @seanforfive.bsky.social @rollinhorton.bsky.social

If you’re waiting for there to be more bikers in order to build bike lanes, you’ve got it backwards

We were already overparked in 2016 & should be ashamed of the public $ spent on garages since then. www.nashvillepost.com/council-memb...

Was a great weekend cycling to support a more walkable and bikeable Nashville - thanks to @walkbikenashville.bsky.social for putting on such a special event!

one of the goals of project 2025 was to ensure people who aren't wealthy could never buy a home again - and we're certainly well on our way

We had over 1,100 registered riders this year, including: 🗺️Riders from 18 different states 🚴‍♂️ @freddieoconnell.bsky.social, @rollinhorton.bsky.social, @jkupin4d19.bsky.social, @seanforfive.bsky.social, @brendagadd.bsky.social, and other CMs 🐾Two puppies and a feathered Tour de Nash veteran

Our next BPAC meeting is tonight! We've got a busy agenda, come join us if you can. www.nashville.gov/sites/defaul...

Storm blowing through tonight, but looks like beautiful weather for the Tour de Nash tomorrow. www.walkbikenashville.org/tourdenash

Modern urban planning’s “community outreach” processes are structured to overrepresent older, whiter homeowners who oppose neighborhood change and underrepresent younger, poorer, browner renters who stand to benefit from new housing.

Nashville is leading and not in a good way. The good news is that we have the ability to choose differently and build more housing and different types of housing in our city, so that everybody who wants to can afford a home in Nashville that suits their needs

Here at the Housing Matters event. Julie porter from Charlotte exhorting nashville to pick a problem and solve it. “Housing affordability is not a nice to have. It’s not someone else’s problem. City’s should view it like sidewalks or water.”

There’s not much a cyclist can do to prevent being hit from behind by a motorist. Separated infrastructure is what we can do locally. Speed governors, infotainment/phone lockouts, etc can be mandated at the federal level.

Actually, no, you can’t. Engineers & elected officials hoping/pretending they’ll make everyone happy (or mostly ppl driving not mad) undermines a city’s purported health & safety goals. Pushing against, rather than acquiescing to, car dominance is exhausting. www.nashville.gov/featured-ini...

So excited about @rollinhorton.bsky.social’s UDO in The Nations. He’s done a ton of work in the neighborhood to make this a true community plan. It’s going to provide a bunch of new housing in a great neighborhood. Let’s all help him get it passed!

The Nations could see rezoning to allow for more walkability and affordable housing.