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[markhollin]

Looking west from Hilton Garden Inn:



 

[Andrew_3289]

[Bos2Nash]

8 hours ago, Andrew_3289 said:

Look how wide the road is in our tourist central district.... Incredible that so many people move through this area, and yet so much more is dedicated to automobile.

[BnaBreaker]

1 hour ago, Bos2Nash said:

Look how wide the road is in our tourist central district.... Incredible that so many people move through this area, and yet so much more is dedicated to automobile.

If one ever needed evidence that Nashville were a city in full service to the automobile, then this would be the ultimate proof.  It's just absurd that what is by far our busiest pedestrian thoroughfare is dedicated to automobile traffic by a roughly 5:1 ratio.  Those sidewalks should be AT LEAST twice as wide as they currently are... but noooo... if Nashvillians don't have their precious turning lanes they start having anxiety attacks.  

[e-dub]

When was the last time Broadway was widened?

[FromParkAveToTN]

1 hour ago, e-dub said:

When was the last time Broadway was widened?

I agree. I was downtown this evening  for a meeting. They need to move all the buildings back about 20 feet on each side of Broadway. 

[donNdonelson2]

4 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

If one ever needed evidence that Nashville were a city in full service to the automobile, then this would be the ultimate proof.  It's just absurd that what is by far our busiest pedestrian thoroughfare is dedicated to automobile traffic by a roughly 5:1 ratio.  Those sidewalks should be AT LEAST twice as wide as they currently are... but noooo... if Nashvillians don't have their precious turning lanes they start having anxiety attacks.  

Many New York City sidewalks on major streets are just as narrow, if not more narrow than those of Nashville’s Broadway. Needless to say, many millions more people clog those sidewalks than do ours!

[markhollin]

Looking SE from about 10,000 feet at PSC site, RollingMill Hill, and PSC, Rolling Mill, and Railway District:

 

[Bos2Nash]

10 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

Many New York City sidewalks on major streets are just as narrow, if not more narrow than those of Nashville’s Broadway. Needless to say, many millions more people clog those sidewalks than do ours!

Then again, people have time and time again spoken about how we are NOT New York. New York also has a robust (albeit deteriorating) mass transit system that includes 100's of miles of heavy rail subway to move people. Having a public transit system that you can (for the most part) rely on gives NYC at least a minor excuse. They also have a robust cycling infrastructure that Nashville does not have.

FWIW, NYC had estimated population of 8.6 million last year, while Nashville's is around 659,000. 

[MidTenn1]

Looks like the skyline comparison meme we started here is still going strong...

From an Austin Texas forum...

[wmaddbb2018]

Geez, their skyline is at least twice as dense as ours

[smeagolsfree]

2 hours ago, wreynol4 said:

Geez, their skyline is at least twice as dense as ours

And that has been in the last 15 years or so too.

[MLBrumby]

And it bodes well for Nashville that Austin's downtown has become so dense predominantly b/c of residential towers. Not long ago, many in Nashville and other midsize cities lamented that they did not have enough F500 HQs to warrant the large downtown towers. I think Nashville will do much like Austin has in the next ten years. Lots of density ahead. 

[e-dub]

1 hour ago, MLBrumby said:

And it bodes well for Nashville that Austin's downtown has become so dense predominantly b/c of residential towers. Not long ago, many in Nashville and other midsize cities lamented that they did not have enough F500 HQs to warrant the large downtown towers. I think Nashville will do much like Austin has in the next ten years. Lots of density ahead. 

We've got the surface lots for it!

[bigeasy]

3 hours ago, wreynol4 said:

Geez, their skyline is at least twice as dense as ours

I looked at some data using emporis.com   I could have missed some figures but I thought it was interesting to compare the two over time. 

 For the 200-299 ft. range we have been pretty even every decade.  The 300-399 ft. is where we struggle with Austin having 9 back in the 80's and us with 4. Now it is a 20-11 comparison. For 400-499 ft we were at 4 from the 80's through the 2000's. Austin didn't hit 2 until the 2000's. Now they are ahead at a 11-7 ratio. 

Status	Height (ft)	Austin	Nashville
Built	115-199	91	84
	200-299	26	28
	300-399	17	9
	400-499	8	6
	500-599	2	1
	>600	1	1
U/C	115-199	5	4
	200-299	2	5
	300-399	3	2
	400-499	3	1
	>600	1

 

 

[The ATX]

29 minutes ago, bigeasy said:

I looked at some data using emporis.com   I could have missed some figures but I thought it was interesting to compare the two over time. 

 For the 200-299 ft. range we have been pretty even every decade.  The 300-399 ft. is where we struggle with Austin having 9 back in the 80's and us with 4. Now it is a 20-11 comparison. For 400-499 ft we were at 4 from the 80's through the 2000's. Austin didn't hit 2 until the 2000's. Now they are ahead at a 11-7 ratio. 

Status	Height (ft)	Austin	Nashville
Built	115-199	91	84
	200-299	26	28
	300-399	17	9
	400-499	8	6
	500-599	2	1
	>600	1	1
U/C	115-199	5	4
	200-299	2	5
	300-399	3	2
	400-499	3	1
	>600	1

 

 

FYI...Those Emporis numbers are way out of date and incomplete.  If you want to do a comparison, Wikipedia is a little better for the taller buildings.  But that's not great either.

[nashwatcher]

We’ll never get to Austin’s density with our height restrictions. Will they ever get rid of those???? They don’t serve our growing downtown now

[BnaBreaker]

1 hour ago, The ATX said:

FYI...Those Emporis numbers are way out of date and incomplete.  If you want to do a comparison, Wikipedia is a little better for the taller buildings.  But that's not great either.

Yeah, they're really incomplete for most cities I've checked out, Nashville and Austin included.  It's a nice resource for sure, but they don't do a great job keeping up with things it seems.

[donNdonelson2]

A couple of early morning screenshots of WZTV (channel 17) webcams. Cropped to eliminate logos, for your viewing pleasure.

[downtownresident]

38 minutes ago, donNdonelson2 said:

A couple of early morning screenshots of WZTV (channel 17) webcams. Cropped to eliminate logos, for your viewing pleasure.

I can’t wait to see this view once the Embassy/Curio, 5th and Broad, and Second Ave Partners are complete. 

[markhollin]

TBT: The 505 Church Street lot, 2010. 

Looking SW from intersection of Church and 5th Ave. North:

 

[markhollin]

Live on the Green:

[Tennessine]

On 8/30/2018 at 9:45 AM, markhollin said:

TBT: The 505 Church Street lot, 2010. 

Looking SW from intersection of Church and 5th Ave. North:

 

Didn't notice Giarrantana's apartment building was re-painted during this decade.

 

I wish they would have painted it to be more colorful. It's so drab.

[MLBrumby]

Anyone know what the crane in front of the ATT & (BWSC?) building is?  I'd guess it's the LC Sobro site, but it seems awfully tall for a 7-story building. And how close will Eakin's box get to City Lights from this distance/angle? 

So is anyone else feeling like giving up on Embassy/Curio?  

 

Edited August 31, 2018 by MLBrumby

[e-dub]

I think you're right, @MLBrumby. I remember thinking the same thing re: the height of it when I saw it for the first time.