This was from BPAC in November. What feedback did they get that told them to completely scrap the plans and start over?

I also learned this evening that the city has moved $8 million in surplus dollars that had been allocated for NDOT/Vision Zero to elsewhere. Currently Vision Zero has ~$12 million remaining, with $5 million being allocated to Gallatin/Main. Projects with completed engineering will go unfunded.

Huntsville city council just approved a study on intercity passenger rail to Nashville and other metros. For all Nashville officials, I am now a single issue voter

The Metro Nashville Police Department has requested $2.9M for License Plate Readers. We must say NO

Cheers to @kemcdonell.bsky.social for perfectly describing Nashville's BS and non-committal approach to building out cycling and multimodal facilities in the downtown core and throughout Davidson County. We need our leaders to lead, instead of finding excuses like they so often do. Timestamped 🔗

We will be learning about the damage caused by DOGE for years to come, and we may not ever really ever know the full extent.

Rode a bike today. It was very nice

Nashville's Vision Zero Advisory Committee passed the attached resolution at last night's meeting. As Nashville prepares for this once-in-a-generation development, the Committee is calling on the city to prioritize human safety and transit efficiency over unnecessary vehicle capacity. 1/4

Alright I’m done flooding your timeline with space talk for now, except for the occasional pictures that are going to come up. Let’s get back to buses and bike lanes

There’s never been a bigger flex than these hats

There really is nothing that gets people excited about space like sending astronauts. This entire mission happened the exact same way in Artemis I in 2022, but got probably less than half the excitement. It’s amazing watching other humans do incredible things

Humanity did that. Science did that. Publicly-funded research did that. Excellent universities did that. Diversity did that. International cooperation did that. Artemis II is a perfect example of what we can do at our best. Welcome home, Integrity crew!

whenever people announce they're taking a break from bluesky, it's usually because they're astronauts experiencing a mandatory communications blackout as they re-enter earth's atmosphere. that's why they always come back in six minutes

Splashdown! Vehicle is stable and upright. “A perfect bulls-eye splash for Integrity and its four astronauts!” #Artemis

🛰️ Our European Service Module has successfully separated from Orion's crew module! 🚀 After propelling the spacecraft over 1 million km in deep space, it will now burn up in Earth's atmosphere, as the astronauts continue their journey home 🌍

All of these views from the outside of Orion that you see are 4 GoPros strapped at the ends of each of the extended solar panels I’m not sure why that’s not their entire ad campaign

They’ll be home soon

I think Waymo pretty easily fits in a category of my brain that is “I can appreciate that this is very cool technology, I don’t like the way it’s used”

I think I’ve seen someone biking on the sidewalk down Edmondson every day this past week. It sure would be nice and safer if we put some bike lanes in for these folks

There's something utterly fantastic about the WB-57 footage of launches, like the one we just got for Artemis II, and I clipped it just after SRB separation.

Artemis II reentry livestream will begin Friday, ~5:30pm CDT with splashdown expected ~7pm

From what I’ve seen, pretty much every astronaut that leaves earth comes back talking about what a jewel our planet is, how lucky we are to inhabit it, and how important it is for us to take care of it

Some stars/planets identified

Hahahaha this is unreal

HOLY SHIT

#Artemis II - Here is a labeled image so you can see the craters more clearly! At the 10 o’clock position of the Orientale basin, the two smaller craters – which the Artemis II crew has suggested be named Integrity & Carroll – are visible. 🚀🌕

#Artemis II - Photo 2 from yesterdays flyby ECLIPSE. April 6, 2026. Totality, beyond Earth. From lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, revealing a view few in human history have ever witnessed. Photo: NASA 🚀🌕🌑

#Artemis II - We have the first image from yesterdays Lunar flyby captured by the crew on Orion EARTHSET. April 6, 2026. Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. 🚀🌕🌍

Absolutely none of us are ready for how insane these pictures are about to come back

New over here so introducing myself with some commentary on Artemis II!

#Artemis II - They are back, Orion’s blackout has ended Mission Control - “Integrity. we have you loud and clear” Orion - “Houston we have you the same and it is so great to hear from Earth again” 🚀🌕

"Orion, the Moon, and the Earth. EVERYONE, in that picture" - #Artemis II Mission Control.

And now we wait: 40 minute loss of signal as the crew goes behind the moon. "To all of you down there on Earth and around Earth, we love you from the moon": Victor Glover

Welcome to lunar flyby day

Crescent Earth as viewed by the Artemis II crew yesterday (April 4th). flic.kr/p/2s5Z9yc

“I’m sure I can find a surface in your house that hasn’t been hit with baby spit up!” you tell me. I chuckle, shaking my head at your utter naivety.

Gatlinburg

Alright this may be the best moment ever: they're waking up the Artemis II crew with Pink Pony Club www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3kR...

Worm logo forever

The actual lunar flyby will last most of the afternoon/evening. The crew will break the Apollo distance record at (all approximate times in ET) at 1:56 pm. The lunar observation period starts @ 2:10 pm. Loss of comms @ 6:47 pm. Moon will eclipse the sun @ 8:35 pm.

For everyone wondering when the lunar flyby will be and how you can follow along, it looks like NASA will have live coverage starting at 1 pm ET Monday on YouTube/NASA+

#Artemis II update: our European Service Module's main engine performed the translunar injection so precisely that flight controllers in Houston decided to cancel the first of three outbound trajectory correction burns on the way to the Moon 🥳

ECLSS (Environmental Control and Life Support Systems) is crazy because they are responsible for everything from making sure the crew is at comfortable temps to verifying oxygen is at correct levels to ensuring working toilets

Orion Integrity and her four astronauts are heading to the Moon following the successful TLI burn. written by Ryan Caton and Chris Bergin www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/04/arte...

NASA has begun updating their flickr page, and will probably update each day. These pictures are incredible www.flickr.com/photos/nasah...

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am so excited to tell you that for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, human beings have left Earth orbit." -- Dr. Lori Glaze, opening the Flight Day 2 press conference

#Artemis II - Has completed a successful Translunar Injection burn Orion spacecraft is on its way, for the first time in over 50 years astronauts are on their way to the moon! 🌕 Mission Control confirms good burn! View from Orion looking back at earth 🚀

Good TLI!!! They are on their way out of earth orbit and onto the moon!

TLI burn ignition!