This is literally me.

mods are asleep install a rogue road diet

I look forward to learning more about the direction we can take NDOT together as a city.

they say posting will change the world

SB 1782 – HB 1712 was introduced by two representatives from Williamson County, Senator Jack Johnson and Representative Lee Reeves. The amended bill would allow local governments to ban class 1 and class 2 e-bikes and does ban class 3 unless a local government specifically allows them.

Everything we said would happen is happening. I don’t know how many other ways I can say this.

I am just leaving the Council committee meeting with the Boring Company. They said they wanted to be transparent, and build trust, and I was hoping for that, but they dodged almost every question any of us asked. They won’t disclose what data or reports they relied on for their environmental /

Boring should give WeGo access to the tunnels. THAT would be a public benefit.

What is all this community engagement in small groups that Boring claims they’ve done?

Today we're sharing an investigation into the Nashville ICE/THP traffic operation. (Thread) I viewed over 50 hours of footage from the raid, which showed law enforcement calling targets "wet," "bodies," "illegals," physically writing on arrestees and competing to make the most arrests:

Like I said in my comment at council on the 20th, these funds CAN be used for preventative measures like traffic calming and outreach services that could actually PREVENT these deaths. That’s a more responsible use of these funds than a tool that we “hope helps us find out what happened”

MOTORCYCLE GANGS, RISE UP

Y’all should listen to this. Dennis Ferrier did, in fact, excerpt the most rage-baiting portion of a pretty lengthy exchange for his piece.

Personally I am not offended that our mayor doesn’t see it as his role to involve himself in the minutiae of property assessment just because a lot of people like a business / its owners. If you like the business, patronize it so they can pay their fair share of property taxes.

For Transportation Licensing, I think Council should elect someone who relies on the things they regulate, supports Connect Downtown and doesn’t call lime bikes motorcycles.

Metro Legal apparently opined in their filings that they would expect the question to be put to the voters via charter amendment, if Metro loses. There was some back & forth with justices re: what happens if the voters reject the reduction…seeming agreement that it could invite further lawsuits.

TIL Waka Flocka Flame is MAGA

I haven’t yet seen enough information to pin NES issues on the CEO. We should let the investigations and analysis occur. We are headed into tornado season and the state is threatening takeover/privatization. This is going to be an extremely challenging few months.

TNDPBUTL

Just listened. My prediction: we are definitely losing this case. Valiantly argued but the court did not seem to buy Metro’s arguments.

Yes, I learned that board members are essentially protected from public comment by the communications department, which is vetting what information to share with them. So, my requests for support of what CMs needed went unanswered because they weren't shared by NES.

NEW: Ring has introduced "Search Party", a horrifyingly dystopian feature nominally designed to turn all of the Ring cameras in a neighborhood into a dragnet that uses AI to look for, in their commercial, a cute lost dog. With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.

Very good Intro to Metro by @stelliott.bsky.social. If you're in Nashville and sometimes wonder what the hell a bunch of nerds On Here are talking about a couple Tuesdays every month, this is a fantastic place to start.

Spencer "A Generous Nashvillian" Sharpe

Metro Legal asking the chair of TPC to remind the commission (read: Neil) about civility rules in Robert’s Rules right after asking Neil, in an incredibly condescending tone, “Are you an engineer?” is insane.

Just wanna shout out @neilkornutick.bsky.social for being a truly engaged, diligent commission member. He always asks VERY good questions, and it’s clear to me that @freddieoconnell.bsky.social made an excellent decision in appointing him to Traffic & Parking.

How many times does the Traffic & Parking Commission need to say some variation of, “Community engagement and trust are important” before NDOT starts listening?

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Mountain View CA Police Chief Mike Canfield has suspended ALPR usage due to data being accessed by outside agencies. Always great to see honest, frank leadership on tough issues. www.mountainview.gov/Home/Compone...

Had a dream it was @cashforcouncil.bsky.social. Pretty sure that’s not right.

Here’s how checked out I am from #MetroCouncilNash: the other day, it occurred to me that I do not know who the chair of Budget & Finance is. And instead of looking it up, I just…didn’t. Still don’t know who it is! How freeing.

Emergency fare suspension fund is very much a compromise position and really should not be controversial. We’ve been talking about this for years. Let’s do it.

Steve Martini — Metro Nashville’s director of emergency communications, who was placed on leave last month — has been fired following yearslong allegations of harassment.

NES published this graphic after I sent out a district newsletter this morning but this graphic is causing more trouble than help, and I am very upset by this way of communicating. For one thing, the date reflects their estimate of restoration for the *last* house in a zip code — NOT the /

NES released a timeline today saying some people in Nashville would likely have to wait another week or more to get power back. A lot of people were shocked by that and it seems the mayor was one of them:

NES has published estimates for restoration. Visit nespower.com for the latest version

Someone should make a website where the people who had to get a hotel this week could input their hotel occupancy taxes and request a refund of the 1% tax back from the Titans. As we all know, residents aren’t paying that right?

If you didn’t listen to today’s episode of @citycastnash.bsky.social yet, you may not know this: the @nashvillescene.com Hot Chicken Week has been extended through next Friday, Feb. 6!

Resources —> Airbnb offering free stays to people impacted by storm, coordinated through United Way, call 211 VRBO offering discounted stays to people impacted by storm, www.vrbo.com/nashville CVC directory of hotels offering discounted rates, www.visitmusiccity.com/hotel-local-... /1

We are once again publishing valentines online and in print in the Feb. 12 issue of the Scene. Send a cute lil message to your sweetheart — or dog, or councilmember, or friend. Free, easy, wholesome.

The unfortunate thing about @hubnashville.bsky.social closing and re-routing all tree/power-related requests is that we have no way of tracking to ensure that a request is actually still in a queue…somewhere. There’s a tree branch that’s been hanging on the power line outside our house for days.

Will continue doing chainsaw stuff the next few days. Anyone in D5 needs it, please DM me. I may make it over to D6/7/elsewhere if the D5 requests slow down

Clean up updated —> TL:DL: The national guard will join local crews to help with clean up. Please try not to be alarmed if/when you start seeing uniforms. /1

when you’ve even lost the biggest psychopath to ever compete on survivor

Anyone needing transportation to a warming station can call 615-401-1712. (Be prepared to share your name, location, number of people needing transportation, special needs or mobility concerns, and whether you’re bringing pets.)

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ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."

Great interview by @iamstevenhale.bsky.social. Interesting that Drake didn’t reflect on the part of the survey he cited where a minority of residents surveyed believe that police tech would be an effective solution to crime in Nashville.

Madison Kroger has all of the things not pictured at Inglewood Kroger, and it’s just down the street. Join us in fabulous Madison, TN!

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