there's never a good time to have to climb in your attic, but the least bad time is winter.

i like that the speed limit was lowered on gallatin, but i question how effective it will be without actual infrastructure changes to clue drivers in.

When mad drivers tell you that you, a cyclist, don't belong on roads because you don't pay registration and the gas tax, show them the Road Damage Calculator. Compare, for example, the damage made by a small SUV and a longtail cargo e-bike. Very different orders of magnitude roaddamagecalculator.com

My latest #AngryGrandmother for the @tennesseelookout.com and @jhollymc.bsky.social

"Local safe streets advocate has more photos of bike lanes, crosswalks and intersections than of his family from recent vacation." www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...

the kids let us sleep in this morning. 8:30am. glorious.

I’m hearing from fellow parents that ICE was spotted this morning patrolling through Inglewood on Kennedy and outside Dan Mills Elementary School around drop off. MNPS needs to be ready for what’s about to happen

apparently a church on scott near otay is on fire. smoke in our house woke me up in a panic. wife could see flames.

took the lane on gallatin running yesterday in front of the new whataburger. disgusting that we allow developers to destroy the sidewalk without fixing it the next day or something. in montreal if this was the case, they'd mark off the right lane as a sidewalk until the sidewalk is open again.

in light of the titans season have we considered renaming victory avenue to something less offensive? (some joke about the titans offense being less offensive).

all of the flex posts separating drivers from bikers on greenfield have been broken. this not only justifies their placement, but also points to the need of something more... concrete. @emilyfor7.bsky.social @nashvilledot.bsky.social

Urbanist Strands

Sometimes I just turn on music while I'm doing dishes and turn around to see this. Life is good.

I built a playlist for the background at your parents place. Music is a great distraction from political talk. And they're good tunes! kdr5.substack.com/p/a-thanksgi...

Paging @nashvilledot.bsky.social. Do better.

Nice morning for a brisk walk and a hub request for a government vehicle parked on the sidewalk.

"But what about all the motorcycle noise??? And traffic and parking are already so bad. And we want to save this record store that is being closed for totally unrelated reasons and is closing regardless."

i want to formally request a striped crosswalk at scott crossing cahal. there's no pedestrian crossing anywhere between gallatin and riverside - a little over a mile. any tips for dealing with the frustration and heartache of @nashvilledot.bsky.social ignoring or denying my request repeatedly?

*Chevy Tahoe blasts through conference room exterior wall

People losing their shit on Facebook about a daylighted intersection at 11th and Holly is making my morning.

i get contractors having to mark off streets that they're working on, but Google Fiber having a truck parked and blocking the entire sidewalk on Scott when the work they're doing is actually on Belle Forrest Ave seems pretty unreasonable. @hubnashville.bsky.social

the "improperly parked vehicles" @hubnashville.bsky.social form has gotten longer, i think? one more hindrance to using it.

always fun to swing out into traffic with kids on the bike on riverside. 4th time this week? new builds right by ladybird. reported on @hubnashville.bsky.social but not expecting any positive feedback @emilyfor7.bsky.social @freddieoconnell.bsky.social @mayor.nashville.gov @nashvilledot.bsky.social

how many "accidents" do you think we'll see in Nashville with this for this morning?

Trunk or treat is just another example of how cars ruin childhood.

"Nice parking spot!" I yelled to the Amazon Delivery Driver, who took it as a compliment, as I swung around his van in the bike lane and into traffic with my son on the back of my bike.

Both of these vehicles brought one kid to daycare today.

I want a Daniel Tiger episode where he learns about induced demand and the true price of free parking and the song that plays throughout is "Cars ruin cities, yes they do, it's true".

@adam232.bsky.social curious which adam from goshen you are... my hometown.

I love our Nashville cargo bike community meetups.

Bikes: the undisputed best way to get to youth soccer games. They can even provide shade!

True freedom is picking up THC drinks on your bike after buying fries.

The Stratford high school marching band was our morning escort for Walk to School Day! If only every day we were this aware that walking is awesome. @walkbikenashville.bsky.social

Biked to two soccer games and a wedding yesterday. Good day.

PSA: @handlestash.bsky.social cupholders are excellent for the kiddos on the back of the bike. More importantly: they fit a full size takeout container full of curry. @initialcapacity.io FTW

saw a car clock 53 on one of the cahal speed signs today. i wish the city would take racetrack roads like that one seriously.

Not many people know that Rainman took a bunch of Tylenol at the beginning of the film.

Random thought: if human's become an interplanetary civilization, we will have to come up with some sort of formula comparing running times in different gravities if we want to have a fastest person in the universe.

PSA: you can now do the full passport renewal online and pay with a credit card. I just got my new passport in the mail 8 days after submitting online.

"The only people who should ride their bikes during the workday are bike messengers, who I also dislike. They weave, they bob—it’s inappropriate. Bike messengers need to do what drivers do: go straight, get pissed off, and hate everyone."

Wrote about some songs I like this week. kdr5.substack.com/p/kdr-gives-...

Thousands of tickets available for tonight's South Korea vs Mexico match but the cheapest tickets I can find are $65+. Terrible sports culture we have in America.

Beautiful new track from The Antlers: open.spotify.com/track/4LhyXL...

Very cool dumpster placement at The Wash. Manages to take away a handicapped spot and basically the entire bike rack.

NIN at Bowery Ballroom Feist in a crypt with full orchestra Fleet Foxes at Union Hall

a lot of people complaining about bike lanes having cost the city $14 million. wait til they hear about car lanes.

New Music Newsletter! 5 new songs for you.

Some listening for the weekend: New Music Friday / Old Music Friday open.substack.com/pub/kdr5/p/n...

Slightly diminish a band: The Regional

New kdr Gives You 5 music newsletter out today. Gelli Haha, bLAck pARty, Folk Bitch Trio, Nilüfer Yanya and Radio Free Alice! open.substack.com/pub/kdr5/p/k...