Chris Bowe
@cbowe34.bsky.social
Father - Husband - Urbanist - Civil Engineer - Transit Enthusiast - Pro-Housing - Safe Streets - Nashvillian
Former resident of St. Louis, MO & Newark, NJ
My thoughts are my own and do not reflect any other organization's opinion
Former resident of St. Louis, MO & Newark, NJ
My thoughts are my own and do not reflect any other organization's opinion
So… is anybody supposed to be going to work tomorrow, or…?
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
So… is anybody supposed to be going to work tomorrow, or…?
Once more
For the next three hours, we are all Hoosiers
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Once more
Wishing all my people a very “lay in the sunshine” kinda Sunday
January 18, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Wishing all my people a very “lay in the sunshine” kinda Sunday
9:04 pm central is too late for a playoff football game to still be at halftime
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
9:04 pm central is too late for a playoff football game to still be at halftime
Millionaires and billionaires threatening to leave NYC don’t care (that much) about Zohran’s tax policy. They’re mad that he treats everyday people like they’re important. They’re afraid these folks will start to believe themselves important under his tenure.
Power to the people.
Power to the people.
Outside Gracie Mansion. This is his job. But dare I day it he seems genuinely affected and happy to be there. There’s potentially immense power in that.
January 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Millionaires and billionaires threatening to leave NYC don’t care (that much) about Zohran’s tax policy. They’re mad that he treats everyday people like they’re important. They’re afraid these folks will start to believe themselves important under his tenure.
Power to the people.
Power to the people.
It's VZAC night! I'm no longer an official member of the commission, so expect better work on this live posting thread!
A little late getting set up, so I missed a successful approval of December's meeting minutes and we are smack in the middle of member introductions since we have new members!
A little late getting set up, so I missed a successful approval of December's meeting minutes and we are smack in the middle of member introductions since we have new members!
January 13, 2026 at 11:10 PM
It's VZAC night! I'm no longer an official member of the commission, so expect better work on this live posting thread!
A little late getting set up, so I missed a successful approval of December's meeting minutes and we are smack in the middle of member introductions since we have new members!
A little late getting set up, so I missed a successful approval of December's meeting minutes and we are smack in the middle of member introductions since we have new members!
I’ve had the good fortune to call three rivers home: the Mighty Mississippi, the Passaic, and the Cumberland.
Although the Passaic is technically a tidal estuary…
But for my money you can’t beat an air tube, a floating cooler, and some good friends for a day out on the Huzzah
Although the Passaic is technically a tidal estuary…
But for my money you can’t beat an air tube, a floating cooler, and some good friends for a day out on the Huzzah
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I’ve had the good fortune to call three rivers home: the Mighty Mississippi, the Passaic, and the Cumberland.
Although the Passaic is technically a tidal estuary…
But for my money you can’t beat an air tube, a floating cooler, and some good friends for a day out on the Huzzah
Although the Passaic is technically a tidal estuary…
But for my money you can’t beat an air tube, a floating cooler, and some good friends for a day out on the Huzzah
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28 pedestrians and cyclists were killed on Nashville roads in 2025. Three have already been killed this year.
Please come to the Vision Zero Advisory Committee meeting Tuesday evening from 5:00-7:00 pm to speak out against traffic violence and help build a community that's better for everyone.
Please come to the Vision Zero Advisory Committee meeting Tuesday evening from 5:00-7:00 pm to speak out against traffic violence and help build a community that's better for everyone.
January 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
28 pedestrians and cyclists were killed on Nashville roads in 2025. Three have already been killed this year.
Please come to the Vision Zero Advisory Committee meeting Tuesday evening from 5:00-7:00 pm to speak out against traffic violence and help build a community that's better for everyone.
Please come to the Vision Zero Advisory Committee meeting Tuesday evening from 5:00-7:00 pm to speak out against traffic violence and help build a community that's better for everyone.
@charlieweingartner.bsky.social, this young man is doing the most with his crash reporting tool.
Inspo?
Inspo?
Strong Towns Chicago deployed my location crash report dashboard 🤝 @strongtownschicago.bsky.social
Use this to generate crash reports for intersections, corridors, or your own ward.
Best experienced on desktop
🗺️ www.strongtownschicago.org/chicago-cras...
Use this to generate crash reports for intersections, corridors, or your own ward.
Best experienced on desktop
🗺️ www.strongtownschicago.org/chicago-cras...
January 10, 2026 at 4:21 AM
@charlieweingartner.bsky.social, this young man is doing the most with his crash reporting tool.
Inspo?
Inspo?
Evidence mounting in favor of the "throw your phones in the river" camp...
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Evidence mounting in favor of the "throw your phones in the river" camp...
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The BPAC Annual Report is here!
Highlights:
- Nashville built 5.9 miles of sidewalk, 2.6 miles of bikeway, and 1.1 miles of greenway in 2025
- 0 miles of concrete-protected bikeways were built this year, and 0.15 miles of bikeway were removed
Recommendations: build more sidewalks and bikeways.
Highlights:
- Nashville built 5.9 miles of sidewalk, 2.6 miles of bikeway, and 1.1 miles of greenway in 2025
- 0 miles of concrete-protected bikeways were built this year, and 0.15 miles of bikeway were removed
Recommendations: build more sidewalks and bikeways.
December 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The BPAC Annual Report is here!
Highlights:
- Nashville built 5.9 miles of sidewalk, 2.6 miles of bikeway, and 1.1 miles of greenway in 2025
- 0 miles of concrete-protected bikeways were built this year, and 0.15 miles of bikeway were removed
Recommendations: build more sidewalks and bikeways.
Highlights:
- Nashville built 5.9 miles of sidewalk, 2.6 miles of bikeway, and 1.1 miles of greenway in 2025
- 0 miles of concrete-protected bikeways were built this year, and 0.15 miles of bikeway were removed
Recommendations: build more sidewalks and bikeways.
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Maybe it's time to stop blaming kids for going on screens and staying inside and start blaming ourselves for taking their outdoors away from them in all aspects of their life.
December 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Maybe it's time to stop blaming kids for going on screens and staying inside and start blaming ourselves for taking their outdoors away from them in all aspects of their life.
@whittlz.bsky.social, I need your take on that Roughing call. Fair or foul?
December 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
@whittlz.bsky.social, I need your take on that Roughing call. Fair or foul?
Not sure how anyone can watch these first round CFP games - see JMU and Tulane get absolutely housed - and say, “yeah let’s have 4 more teams in this thing.”
They’ll all be worse! They won’t have a chance to win! It’ll be dumb! Make it 8 good teams and be done with it, IMO
They’ll all be worse! They won’t have a chance to win! It’ll be dumb! Make it 8 good teams and be done with it, IMO
December 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Not sure how anyone can watch these first round CFP games - see JMU and Tulane get absolutely housed - and say, “yeah let’s have 4 more teams in this thing.”
They’ll all be worse! They won’t have a chance to win! It’ll be dumb! Make it 8 good teams and be done with it, IMO
They’ll all be worse! They won’t have a chance to win! It’ll be dumb! Make it 8 good teams and be done with it, IMO
A potent combination
December 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A potent combination
Applications are currently open for seats on the Vision Zero Advisory Committee to NDOT!
An incredible group of volunteers that care so much about keeping their neighbors safe that it makes me wanna tear up 🥹
If that sounds like you, apply!!!
www.nashville.gov/departments/...
An incredible group of volunteers that care so much about keeping their neighbors safe that it makes me wanna tear up 🥹
If that sounds like you, apply!!!
www.nashville.gov/departments/...
Vision Zero Advisory Committee Application
As outlined in Nashville’s Vision Zero Implementation Plan, the Vision Zero Advisory Committee is an 15-member group that will meet monthly to...
www.nashville.gov
December 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Applications are currently open for seats on the Vision Zero Advisory Committee to NDOT!
An incredible group of volunteers that care so much about keeping their neighbors safe that it makes me wanna tear up 🥹
If that sounds like you, apply!!!
www.nashville.gov/departments/...
An incredible group of volunteers that care so much about keeping their neighbors safe that it makes me wanna tear up 🥹
If that sounds like you, apply!!!
www.nashville.gov/departments/...
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A life threatening pedestrian crash occurred yesterday morning (12/16) on Haywood Lane just west of the I-24 ramps.
This is the second serious pedestrian crash on Haywood near the I-24 ramps in the past 8 days. Let's take a look at what's going on at this location...
This is the second serious pedestrian crash on Haywood near the I-24 ramps in the past 8 days. Let's take a look at what's going on at this location...
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A life threatening pedestrian crash occurred yesterday morning (12/16) on Haywood Lane just west of the I-24 ramps.
This is the second serious pedestrian crash on Haywood near the I-24 ramps in the past 8 days. Let's take a look at what's going on at this location...
This is the second serious pedestrian crash on Haywood near the I-24 ramps in the past 8 days. Let's take a look at what's going on at this location...
Love getting lapped on housing policy by…
*checks notes*
Bozeman, Montana
*checks notes*
Bozeman, Montana
MORE HOMES MONTANAAAA!!!
Bozeman just UNANIMOUSLY legalized capacity for THOUSANDS of new homes citywide by eliminating minimum lot sizes and improving rules for subdividing lots! Big wins for big sky country all the way down!! 💯
Bozeman just UNANIMOUSLY legalized capacity for THOUSANDS of new homes citywide by eliminating minimum lot sizes and improving rules for subdividing lots! Big wins for big sky country all the way down!! 💯
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Love getting lapped on housing policy by…
*checks notes*
Bozeman, Montana
*checks notes*
Bozeman, Montana
In a better world, me and all my homies would live on a 50’ x 100’ lot
In Portland, they're putting six 850 sf townhome units with no parking on 50'x100' lots
December 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
In a better world, me and all my homies would live on a 50’ x 100’ lot
The Inglewood Express never disappoints!
Front door to downtown in 20 minutes. A nice little walk to warm things up, then I get to play on my phone for 15 minutes of chauffeured luxury 😊
Front door to downtown in 20 minutes. A nice little walk to warm things up, then I get to play on my phone for 15 minutes of chauffeured luxury 😊
December 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Inglewood Express never disappoints!
Front door to downtown in 20 minutes. A nice little walk to warm things up, then I get to play on my phone for 15 minutes of chauffeured luxury 😊
Front door to downtown in 20 minutes. A nice little walk to warm things up, then I get to play on my phone for 15 minutes of chauffeured luxury 😊
The fact that Ben has no real authority over transportation spending and/or project management within the Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County is a real bummer.
IMO it is *imperative* that we get bus lanes on Main and downtown, and that we build out the mobility lanes shown in Connect Downtown. I’m just not gonna get too mad at TDOT saying no as long as we’re still saying no to ourselves
December 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The fact that Ben has no real authority over transportation spending and/or project management within the Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County is a real bummer.
All Nashvillians, chanting in unison: "One more committee! One more committee!"
Time for the Advisory Committee on Transportation! Bus is undefeated, today.
December 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
All Nashvillians, chanting in unison: "One more committee! One more committee!"
Nashville leaders could put these life saving revenue generators in every school zone in Davidson County if only they had the courage
The safety of our children > the convenience of some people driving near schools
The safety of our children > the convenience of some people driving near schools
Our new study provides rare causal evidence about NYC’s speed camera program. We find large reductions in collisions (30%) and injuries (16%) near intersections with cameras. www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... @astagoff.bsky.social ky.social @brendenbeck.bsky.social nbeck.bsky.social 🧪
Can speed cameras make streets safer? Quasi-experimental evidence from New York City | PNAS
Each year, approximately 40,000 people die in vehicle collisions in the United States,
generating $340 billion in economic costs. To make roads saf...
www.pnas.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Nashville leaders could put these life saving revenue generators in every school zone in Davidson County if only they had the courage
The safety of our children > the convenience of some people driving near schools
The safety of our children > the convenience of some people driving near schools
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Sunday Scaries are over. we’re doing Sunday Sweeties: post something/somewhere/someone in Nashville that makes you happy
December 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Sunday Scaries are over. we’re doing Sunday Sweeties: post something/somewhere/someone in Nashville that makes you happy