Andy
@wildman.bsky.social
Husband, girl dad, numbers guy. Cities should be car-optional. Pro-bus, pro-bike, pro-immigrant, pro-housing.
These smart, walkable, mixed-use skeets are mine alone, and will veer into economics, sports, and Nashville.
These smart, walkable, mixed-use skeets are mine alone, and will veer into economics, sports, and Nashville.
From @jayparsons.bsky.social on X:
In the last 5 years Central Nashville added 60% more apartments.
The result: renters getting leasing concessions from apartments, real rent costs are down, and greater Nashville's rental housing market has seen a lot less cost growth than for-sale housing.
In the last 5 years Central Nashville added 60% more apartments.
The result: renters getting leasing concessions from apartments, real rent costs are down, and greater Nashville's rental housing market has seen a lot less cost growth than for-sale housing.
February 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
From @jayparsons.bsky.social on X:
In the last 5 years Central Nashville added 60% more apartments.
The result: renters getting leasing concessions from apartments, real rent costs are down, and greater Nashville's rental housing market has seen a lot less cost growth than for-sale housing.
In the last 5 years Central Nashville added 60% more apartments.
The result: renters getting leasing concessions from apartments, real rent costs are down, and greater Nashville's rental housing market has seen a lot less cost growth than for-sale housing.
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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.
Learn about and how to navigate Nashville's Metro government - Nashville Banner
Your guide to navigate the Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County. Learn how to connect with and stay informed about your local government.
nashvillebanner.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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.
Done. Now it’s your turn. 🫵
February 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Done. Now it’s your turn. 🫵
Riding the people’s limousine for less than the cost of the gasoline it would take to drive downtown.
Saving dollars just makes sense.
Saving dollars just makes sense.
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Riding the people’s limousine for less than the cost of the gasoline it would take to drive downtown.
Saving dollars just makes sense.
Saving dollars just makes sense.
Need NBC to stop trying to make Eileen Gu happen.
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Need NBC to stop trying to make Eileen Gu happen.
Which one of you scooter riders or e bicyclists knocked this sign over?
February 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Which one of you scooter riders or e bicyclists knocked this sign over?
My corporate cafeteria does Taco Tuesday 52 weeks a year because it's so popular. It's a good start, but the people demand more than Woke 0.
(📍 Nashville, TN)
(📍 Nashville, TN)
Y'all are talking about Woke 1 VS Woke 2 while I'm out here trying to get us back to Woke 0: A 90s style diversity mural on the side of every business and taco Tuesday in the corporate cafeteria during Hispanic Heritage month
90s style diversity mural seen as attack on Trump administration and MAGA movement
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
My corporate cafeteria does Taco Tuesday 52 weeks a year because it's so popular. It's a good start, but the people demand more than Woke 0.
(📍 Nashville, TN)
(📍 Nashville, TN)
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WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy!
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
February 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy!
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
Nashville’s vibrant downtown.
(it’s all car infrastructure)
(it’s all car infrastructure)
The NDP adopting a street in part of the city that they are responsible for running the bid is incredibly funny and dumb. They get tax dollars to clean. This isn’t the same thing as an org volunteering to clean it a few times a year!
February 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Nashville’s vibrant downtown.
(it’s all car infrastructure)
(it’s all car infrastructure)
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EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
State of Tennessee out here with executive orders to us state resources to clear non-state roads with state resources but still haven’t cleared fallen trees off the state highway in front of the state capitol building.
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
State of Tennessee out here with executive orders to us state resources to clear non-state roads with state resources but still haven’t cleared fallen trees off the state highway in front of the state capitol building.
My take: if Nashville Metro Council had passed NEST bills (legalizing 4-plexes in half the county, plus duplex zoning for the rest of the county), Tennessee would be adding an additional congressional district too.
With new census population estimates out today, here’s what the 2030 reapportionment would look like using the 5-year trend line.
Overall, remarkably stable with projections from last year. Big change is Florida gets only 3 rather than 4 seats.
Overall, remarkably stable with projections from last year. Big change is Florida gets only 3 rather than 4 seats.
January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
My take: if Nashville Metro Council had passed NEST bills (legalizing 4-plexes in half the county, plus duplex zoning for the rest of the county), Tennessee would be adding an additional congressional district too.
Now that @nashvillemco.bsky.social has approved new zoning districts designed to allow additional homes at a neighborhood scale, it's time for Nashville's Planning department @metronashplan.bsky.social to recommend zoning map changes to allow Nashville to meet its demand for 90k-110k new homes.
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Now that @nashvillemco.bsky.social has approved new zoning districts designed to allow additional homes at a neighborhood scale, it's time for Nashville's Planning department @metronashplan.bsky.social to recommend zoning map changes to allow Nashville to meet its demand for 90k-110k new homes.
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With new census population estimates out today, here’s what the 2030 reapportionment would look like using the 5-year trend line.
Overall, remarkably stable with projections from last year. Big change is Florida gets only 3 rather than 4 seats.
Overall, remarkably stable with projections from last year. Big change is Florida gets only 3 rather than 4 seats.
January 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
With new census population estimates out today, here’s what the 2030 reapportionment would look like using the 5-year trend line.
Overall, remarkably stable with projections from last year. Big change is Florida gets only 3 rather than 4 seats.
Overall, remarkably stable with projections from last year. Big change is Florida gets only 3 rather than 4 seats.
Their cruelty is so ham-fisted and self-sabotaging and they don’t care.
The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians. The aging care industry is expected to lose many workers as a result.
Elizabeth Trovall reports from a senior community in Florida where 26 staff members are set to lose their work permits.
Elizabeth Trovall reports from a senior community in Florida where 26 staff members are set to lose their work permits.
How Ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Will Impact Elder Care
YouTube video by Marketplace APM
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Their cruelty is so ham-fisted and self-sabotaging and they don’t care.
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this is...a decision. I wonder who they think are going to take care of their rapidly aging voter base.
just kidding, they didn't think and they don't care
just kidding, they didn't think and they don't care
The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians. The aging care industry is expected to lose many workers as a result.
Elizabeth Trovall reports from a senior community in Florida where 26 staff members are set to lose their work permits.
Elizabeth Trovall reports from a senior community in Florida where 26 staff members are set to lose their work permits.
How Ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Will Impact Elder Care
YouTube video by Marketplace APM
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:34 AM
this is...a decision. I wonder who they think are going to take care of their rapidly aging voter base.
just kidding, they didn't think and they don't care
just kidding, they didn't think and they don't care
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
I will knock doors for Pritzker for President if his state government could even get the feds to launch twice-a-day trains from Nashville to Chicago, let alone hourly trains.
IL state legislature has introduced HB4279 the "Passenger Rail Planning Act"
The bill sets targets and guidelines for passenger rail in Illinois and helps planning coordination with other states. Each corridor would be nominated for the Corridor ID round 2 grants.
The bill sets targets and guidelines for passenger rail in Illinois and helps planning coordination with other states. Each corridor would be nominated for the Corridor ID round 2 grants.
January 24, 2026 at 3:23 AM
I will knock doors for Pritzker for President if his state government could even get the feds to launch twice-a-day trains from Nashville to Chicago, let alone hourly trains.
Salting the sidewalk at bus stops is one of those little things that may seem either inconsequential OR obvious depending on your POV.
To me, it demonstrates an intentional, well-funded transit organization who is focused on delivering value for its riders. Shoutout WeGo.
To me, it demonstrates an intentional, well-funded transit organization who is focused on delivering value for its riders. Shoutout WeGo.
WeGo crews have already been out applying salt at bus stops, and will continue to treat them throughout the weekend.
However, be cautious walking to stops because plowing operations often push big snow piles up onto the sidewalks, creating hazardous conditions.
However, be cautious walking to stops because plowing operations often push big snow piles up onto the sidewalks, creating hazardous conditions.
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Salting the sidewalk at bus stops is one of those little things that may seem either inconsequential OR obvious depending on your POV.
To me, it demonstrates an intentional, well-funded transit organization who is focused on delivering value for its riders. Shoutout WeGo.
To me, it demonstrates an intentional, well-funded transit organization who is focused on delivering value for its riders. Shoutout WeGo.
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The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
Actual bus commute home today:
15 minute walk, 15 minutes bus, 3 minute walk
Car commute home per Google Maps: 22 minute drive
Got in a bonus 15 minutes of walking through a vibrant downtown; trade off was just riding in a public bus vs of driving myself through traffic in a private car.
15 minute walk, 15 minutes bus, 3 minute walk
Car commute home per Google Maps: 22 minute drive
Got in a bonus 15 minutes of walking through a vibrant downtown; trade off was just riding in a public bus vs of driving myself through traffic in a private car.
January 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Actual bus commute home today:
15 minute walk, 15 minutes bus, 3 minute walk
Car commute home per Google Maps: 22 minute drive
Got in a bonus 15 minutes of walking through a vibrant downtown; trade off was just riding in a public bus vs of driving myself through traffic in a private car.
15 minute walk, 15 minutes bus, 3 minute walk
Car commute home per Google Maps: 22 minute drive
Got in a bonus 15 minutes of walking through a vibrant downtown; trade off was just riding in a public bus vs of driving myself through traffic in a private car.
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Planning to reduce the risk of urban conflagration generally relies on at least one of two strategies: 1) building-level fire risk reduction, which can be achieved with either non-combustible materials or light wood combined with sprinklers and other safety features...
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Planning to reduce the risk of urban conflagration generally relies on at least one of two strategies: 1) building-level fire risk reduction, which can be achieved with either non-combustible materials or light wood combined with sprinklers and other safety features...
Apple’s Liquid Glass UI is trash 🚮
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Apple’s Liquid Glass UI is trash 🚮
Bus, Broadway, Batman building.
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Bus, Broadway, Batman building.