Ben Vaught
@benvaught.bsky.social
Carly Rae Jepsen nano-influencer. Plutophobic.
Nashville
Nashville
NES CEO got summoned to the council too btw
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
NES CEO got summoned to the council too btw
Correct. HR staff should’ve been in a bucket truck trimming tree limbs.
February 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Correct. HR staff should’ve been in a bucket truck trimming tree limbs.
Montego just wrapped up a nice little sidewalk project - wide sidewalks, trees, bollards to keep the cars out. Would be interesting to see how people use that space
February 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Montego just wrapped up a nice little sidewalk project - wide sidewalks, trees, bollards to keep the cars out. Would be interesting to see how people use that space
Y’all’s front yards next week gonna be crazy
January 31, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Y’all’s front yards next week gonna be crazy
Key Largo struggles with a similar problem to Nashville: keeping tourists safe. Probably some public safety lessons to be learned from them! www.progress-index.com/press-releas...
January 31, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Key Largo struggles with a similar problem to Nashville: keeping tourists safe. Probably some public safety lessons to be learned from them! www.progress-index.com/press-releas...
There’s an island in the Bahamas where the speed limit is only 15 mph? Wow!
January 31, 2026 at 7:25 PM
There’s an island in the Bahamas where the speed limit is only 15 mph? Wow!
Dope little raised ped crossing in Bermuda. We should check it out, see if we can copy it
January 31, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Dope little raised ped crossing in Bermuda. We should check it out, see if we can copy it
Jamaica is doing smart bus stops (with benches!). Anyone gonna be there soon that can put eyes on it?
January 31, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Jamaica is doing smart bus stops (with benches!). Anyone gonna be there soon that can put eyes on it?
Did y’all know Aruba is redeveloping a large industrial site with family-sized middle income housing? Someone should go check that out
January 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Did y’all know Aruba is redeveloping a large industrial site with family-sized middle income housing? Someone should go check that out
Bulbout striping at 5th and MLK, laid out using @nacto.bsky.social guidance, almost perfectly matches the sneckdown. We should do more of that, I think (and reinforce the striping with some real calming)
January 30, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Bulbout striping at 5th and MLK, laid out using @nacto.bsky.social guidance, almost perfectly matches the sneckdown. We should do more of that, I think (and reinforce the striping with some real calming)
Donald Trump 🤝 Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commission
January 29, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Donald Trump 🤝 Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commission
Yes, most renters are busy working at 2PM, so the attendance of these meetings skews older and wealthier than the city at large
January 29, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Yes, most renters are busy working at 2PM, so the attendance of these meetings skews older and wealthier than the city at large
All we have to do is use the resources of organizations we already belong to!
Multihog > Bearcat, IMO
nacto.org/latest/downs...
Multihog > Bearcat, IMO
nacto.org/latest/downs...
January 29, 2026 at 6:34 PM
All we have to do is use the resources of organizations we already belong to!
Multihog > Bearcat, IMO
nacto.org/latest/downs...
Multihog > Bearcat, IMO
nacto.org/latest/downs...
The downtown partnership could buy 109 of the most expensive UTV snowplows I could find for the cost of one armored vehicle. They (inexplicably) already have the UTVs
January 29, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The downtown partnership could buy 109 of the most expensive UTV snowplows I could find for the cost of one armored vehicle. They (inexplicably) already have the UTVs
It is clear, though, that the purpose is (at least partially) to make homes more expensive.
January 29, 2026 at 3:06 AM
It is clear, though, that the purpose is (at least partially) to make homes more expensive.
Pretty much anywhere would qualify based on the first part of item 3, which is sufficient by itself: “it contains structures or groups of structures that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction”
January 29, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Pretty much anywhere would qualify based on the first part of item 3, which is sufficient by itself: “it contains structures or groups of structures that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction”
hope springs eternal, I suppose.
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
hope springs eternal, I suppose.
I do not think the Democratic Party should let itself get outflanked from the left by Bill Kristol and a Bush administration DHS architect
January 28, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I do not think the Democratic Party should let itself get outflanked from the left by Bill Kristol and a Bush administration DHS architect
My rent went down and the SONN landlords are shaking
January 28, 2026 at 12:56 AM
My rent went down and the SONN landlords are shaking
Directions unclear. Am now bald.
January 27, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Directions unclear. Am now bald.
California NIMBYs rn
January 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM
California NIMBYs rn
good lord, get a job
January 25, 2026 at 10:38 PM
good lord, get a job