Neil Woodward
@neilwoodward.bsky.social
Neuropsychologist, neuroscientist, long-suffering Edmonton Oilers fan
There's some real chestnuts in that WSJ article on Belle Meade. Like this one:
“We don’t want increased traffic that prevents people from walking around. It just feels safer when it’s not congested.”
This from the neighborhood that has repeatedly fought against sidewalks...
“We don’t want increased traffic that prevents people from walking around. It just feels safer when it’s not congested.”
This from the neighborhood that has repeatedly fought against sidewalks...
December 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
There's some real chestnuts in that WSJ article on Belle Meade. Like this one:
“We don’t want increased traffic that prevents people from walking around. It just feels safer when it’s not congested.”
This from the neighborhood that has repeatedly fought against sidewalks...
“We don’t want increased traffic that prevents people from walking around. It just feels safer when it’s not congested.”
This from the neighborhood that has repeatedly fought against sidewalks...
"... they still love keeping certain things just the way they are."
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls is standing in front of a body of water .
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December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"... they still love keeping certain things just the way they are."
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
I can now legally install a shower next to the *legal* toilet in the space above my detached garage. What an age we live in...
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I can now legally install a shower next to the *legal* toilet in the space above my detached garage. What an age we live in...
My first home was a townhouse in Park at Melrose (PaM) in 12 south. PaM was built in 2007 and consists of 65 townhomes and 174 condos on a roughly 10 acre site (a little more than 2 square blocks). And let me tell you, 12 South went to absolute crap. Completely destroyed property values...
64 homes in the $300s or 30 in the $600s. These conversations happen hundreds of times per year in our county and what happens is up to the district council member each time.
The one time an at large member tried to do something about it, she basically was tarred and feathered for it.
The one time an at large member tried to do something about it, she basically was tarred and feathered for it.
With housing costs on the rise, and the city expected to again fall woefully short of building the number of units needed in the next decade, Nashville officials are pushing a series of localized and countywide zoning changes. In some cases, neighborhoods are pushing back.
August 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My first home was a townhouse in Park at Melrose (PaM) in 12 south. PaM was built in 2007 and consists of 65 townhomes and 174 condos on a roughly 10 acre site (a little more than 2 square blocks). And let me tell you, 12 South went to absolute crap. Completely destroyed property values...
Looks like some Kelvans visited downtown. (going deep and a little dark with this reference, but if you know, you know...)
August 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Looks like some Kelvans visited downtown. (going deep and a little dark with this reference, but if you know, you know...)
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Roughly 45 acres of East Bank property home to a longtime metal scrapyard have sold for $245 million.
East Bank Site Including Scrapyard Sells for $245 Million
Investors buy 45 acres of multiple industrial properties on Cumberland River
www.nashvillescene.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Roughly 45 acres of East Bank property home to a longtime metal scrapyard have sold for $245 million.
Reposted by Neil Woodward
Take a minute today to view and then leave your in support of the Civic Design Center's proposed changes to the East Bank Boulevard plan. www.civicdesigncenter.org/all-projects...
Reintroducing Everyone’s Neighborhood — Civic Design Center
Coalition launches new concept for the East Bank Transportation Network centering around East Bank Promenade Written By Veronica Foster | Designs By Eric Hoke and Remi Lynch 5 min read Communit...
www.civicdesigncenter.org
July 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Take a minute today to view and then leave your in support of the Civic Design Center's proposed changes to the East Bank Boulevard plan. www.civicdesigncenter.org/all-projects...
I missed the big Music City Loop press conference yesterday. Was there a musical number?
a cartoon of homer simpson standing in front of a crowd of people with monorail written on the bottom
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July 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I missed the big Music City Loop press conference yesterday. Was there a musical number?
Another banger from Bruce.
Nashville needs to decide what it wants to be when it grows up. My latest column up today at @tennesseelookout.com.
tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/11/n...
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Nashville is a city on the move but running in place • Tennessee Lookout
Columnist Bruce Barry writes that Nashville appears to be growing by some measures, but feels stagnant for locals.
tennesseelookout.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Another banger from Bruce.
That's a pike, not a blvd.
May 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
That's a pike, not a blvd.
FYI. For reals this time. www.padctn.org/news/officia...
Officially Today 4/18/2025 Property Values Were Mailed & Updated Online - Nashville Property Assessor
THE NEW 2025 REAPPRAISAL PROPERTY VALUES WERE MAILED TODAY DAVIDSON COUNTY PROPERTY OWNERS MAY ALSO VIEW NEW PROPERTY VALUES ONLINE Call Center to Open to Receive Informal Review Requests Nashville, ...
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April 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
FYI. For reals this time. www.padctn.org/news/officia...
Over sidewalks...
April 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Over sidewalks...
Reposted by Neil Woodward
According to preliminary recommendations released Friday, Metro would target new zoning districts allowing for triplexes, quadplexes and even larger missing middle developments like courtyard apartments at certain blocks in certain parts of town.
Story: @stelliott.bsky.social
Story: @stelliott.bsky.social
Metro Planning's zoning reform recommendations for Nashville - Nashville Banner
Metro Planning Department reveals preliminary results of housing/infrastructure study supporting zoning changes to improve housing affordability in Nashville.
nashvillebanner.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
According to preliminary recommendations released Friday, Metro would target new zoning districts allowing for triplexes, quadplexes and even larger missing middle developments like courtyard apartments at certain blocks in certain parts of town.
Story: @stelliott.bsky.social
Story: @stelliott.bsky.social
First week of daycare and the feelings of guilt dropping the little guy off in mornings hits hard.
a man with a mustache and a vest says i 've abandoned my child
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December 6, 2024 at 4:03 PM
First week of daycare and the feelings of guilt dropping the little guy off in mornings hits hard.