Nashville Bits and Pieces

[markhollin]

The Preservation Society of Nashville is a new group aimed at historic preservation in the city. 

“Nashville’s unprecedented season of growth has brought remarkable opportunities and so much prosperity to our city, and we honor that,” co-founder Kelleigh Bannen said. “However, the need for historic preservation has never been greater or more urgent. We believe that we can both celebrate Nashville’s growth, while offering the chance to shape that growth in a way that honors Nashville’s unique history and places.”

Here's their website:

https://www.preservenashville.com/

I wish them well, but also hope that they will be open to better understanding that all development is not somehow bad. My plan is to get to know them from the outset and invite them to take part in Urban Planet Nashville to get a deeper and wider overview of growth in the city.

Here is their introductory video (which has several interviews that include inaccuracies).  I grow weary of the generalizations that make it sound like all the new development that is being built has been done so at the sacrifice of something historical, when, in fact, nearly all of the new development has been done on surface lots or replacing non-historical cinder block structures.  There has been a tremendous amount of repurposing and revitalization of older structures in town (just visit our repurpose thread which has hundreds and hundreds of examples), but that doesn't seem to get any attention---only this ominous claim that EVERYthing is going away. 
 

 

[GregH]

They could probably save themselves some future heartburn if they made clear that their advisors are from the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County and not The Heritage Foundation

[BnaBreaker]

9 hours ago, Bark At The Sun said:

Lynchburg and the Jack Daniels Distillery had a nice little challenge in it as well.  I think its cool that they chose Nashville to have as the end of race location.  They did a good job of filming it, especially around KVB and SoBro part of downtown.

Totally agreed.  I'm not gonna lie, I was a little worried they were just gonna go full stereotype and have the contestants like, moving bails of hay while wearing cowboy boots, or something.  But they showcased Nashville nicely.  

[AsianintheNations]

Visualization of CO2 emissions per household from the New York Times (it's a model-based estimate - details and interactive map here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/13/climate/climate-footprint-map-neighborhood.html )

The general pattern (nationwide, not just locally) are doughnut-like formations around major cities, with low emissions (per household) in the core city as well as large swaths of rural areas. Outer ring suburbs/exurbs, particularly but not always more affluent ones, are at the other extreme, presumably due to larger single-family homes and a greater proportion of people regularly commuting long distances by car into the city.

[TNinVB]

I found it interesting that this article was from Cleveland, Ohio. 

https://fox8.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/batman-building-the-history-of-nashvilles-iconic-skyscraper/amp/ 
 

[markhollin]

The Tennessean:  Coming Soon: 2023 will be another  year to watch for major Nashville construction projects.

1) Church Street corridor continues to bask in attention.

2) Transformation in Wedgewood-Houston marches on.

3) Division Street creates connection.

4) Vanderbilt University footprint grows alongside Midtown neighborhoods.

5) Highly-anticipated groundbreakings like Ritz Carlton and 2nd & Peabody.

More behind The Tennessean paywall here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2022/12/19/nashville-to-continue-commercial-residential-construction-in-2023/69689988007/

[Luvemtall]

Wishing you all the best this Holiday Season! 
although we sometimes disagree or have our opinions , I still feel we have a special place here on our forum . Let’s hope for continued good things for our great city and may you all have a great 2023. 

[bnacincy]

Seasons Greetings and Best Wishes for the Holidays from the Great (If frozen!) Ohio Valley!

[donNdonelson2]

3 hours ago, bnacincy said:

Seasons Greetings and Best Wishes for the Holidays from the Great (If frozen!) Ohio Valley!

Keep warm & be well, for the holidays and for the year ahead!

[BnaBreaker]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all from snowy Chicago!  

VERY random Side note:  Who remembers the radio station Y107?  I just heard "100% Pure Love" by Crystal Waters at a bar and it instantly brought me back to that!

[markhollin]

$100 MILLION PROJECTS IN NASHVILLE AREA, 2022
(Updated Dec. 26, 2022,  92 total currently underway or about to start—up from 50 in 2020

 

[smeagolsfree]

Funny that Mark should post this. I actually started a new project list yesterday as it has been almost 2 years since I have done one. It is about like this but with renderings. I did not realize ow may new projects had been announced in the last year and a half. There have been a lot!

[The Guardian of Memphis]

Congrats Nashville on all the developments!

[smeagolsfree]

Not anything to brag about here but Nashville is the 5th priciest city in the world to celebrate New Year's.

New York City is world's priciest New Year's Eve destination, survey reveals (prnewswire.com)

[markhollin]

A leak has likely spilled millions of gallons of water in Nashville, Metro Water Services Director Scott Potter announced during a Tuesday news briefing.

A break was discovered in a 24-inch water line that crosses the Cumberland River. The city has shut down that line, which runs from East Nashville to Joelton, and diverted service for the area to another water plant in Donelson.

"As the break is isolated, residents in East Nashville will experience low pressure for approximately six hours," MWS said in a Twitter post around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Normally, the city's system produces 90 million gallons of water in a day. It produced record-breaking amounts of 146 million gallons on Monday and 147 million gallons on Tuesday, according to Potter. He said he is not sure if the 24-inch water main break was due to the cold weather over the long holiday weekend, but that other damage to the city's water system is.

MWS has repaired eight water main breaks Tuesday — a lower number than expected, Potter said. He thinks more will come as the ground thaws out, shifts and further stresses pipes.

"Our crews are working around the clock," Potter said.

A dayslong winter storm in February 2021 caused 132 water main breaks, and the water service expects about the same amount from this storm. Finding every leak and break will help return the system to normal, Potter said. He suggested people in rural areas of Davidson County walk their property and check for any unusual water and report issues.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson/2022/12/27/east-nashville-water-main-break-low-pressure-tuesday-evening/69760211007/

[jmtunafish]

The Census Bureau released today its populations for urban areas.  Unfortunately, the urban area maps won't be released until next month, and of course these are using population figures from the 2020 Census which had its flaws.  I am particularly disappointed that Cookeville came in at 49,089 which means it will not be elevated to metropolitan status (50k is the threshold).  When the pandemic forced colleges to go all remote, thousands of students packed up and went home, and towns that rely on colleges as much as Cookeville were disproportionately undercounted.

Anyway, Tennessee's urban areas of over 20k:

1. Nashville... 1,158,642
2. Memphis... 1,056,190
3. Knoxville... 597,257
4. Chattanooga... 398,569
5. Clarksville... 200,947
6. Murfreesboro... 177,313
7. Johnson City... 128,519
8. Kingsport... 98,411
9. Cleveland... 73,918
10. Jackson... 72,809
11. Bristol... 70,638
12. Morristown... 66,539
13. Spring Hill... 60,309
14. Cookeville... 49,089
15. Columbia... 42,423
16. Lebanon... 36,678
17. Sevierville... 34,032
18. Greeneville... 22,919
19. Shelbyville... 22,552
20. Harriman-Kingston-Rockwood... 22,348
21. La Follette... 20,114

[downtownresident]

3 hours ago, jmtunafish said:

The Census Bureau released today its populations for urban areas.  Unfortunately, the urban area maps won't be released until next month, and of course these are using population figures from the 2020 Census which had its flaws.  I am particularly disappointed that Cookeville came in at 49,089 which means it will not be elevated to metropolitan status (50k is the threshold).  When the pandemic forced colleges to go all remote, thousands of students packed up and went home, and towns that rely on colleges as much as Cookeville were disproportionately undercounted.

Anyway, Tennessee's urban areas of over 20k:

1. Nashville... 1,158,642
2. Memphis... 1,056,190
3. Knoxville... 597,257
4. Chattanooga... 398,569
5. Clarksville... 200,947
6. Murfreesboro... 177,313
7. Johnson City... 128,519
8. Kingsport... 98,411
9. Cleveland... 73,918
10. Jackson... 72,809
11. Bristol... 70,638
12. Morristown... 66,539
13. Spring Hill... 60,309
14. Cookeville... 49,089
15. Columbia... 42,423
16. Lebanon... 36,678
17. Sevierville... 34,032
18. Greeneville... 22,919
19. Shelbyville... 22,552
20. Harriman-Kingston-Rockwood... 22,348
21. La Follette... 20,114

Just wow at Spring Hill’s population. I remember what it was like before the first Kroger was built on the Williamson County side, and before Heritage Elementary was built. 

[Baronakim]

3 hours ago, downtownresident said:

Just wow at Spring Hill’s population. I remember what it was like before the first Kroger was built on the Williamson County side, and before Heritage Elementary was built. 

i livd there when its population was under 200.

 

[Pdt2f]

19 hours ago, jmtunafish said:

The Census Bureau released today its populations for urban areas.  Unfortunately, the urban area maps won't be released until next month, and of course these are using population figures from the 2020 Census which had its flaws.  I am particularly disappointed that Cookeville came in at 49,089 which means it will not be elevated to metropolitan status (50k is the threshold).  When the pandemic forced colleges to go all remote, thousands of students packed up and went home, and towns that rely on colleges as much as Cookeville were disproportionately undercounted.

Anyway, Tennessee's urban areas of over 20k:

1. Nashville... 1,158,642
2. Memphis... 1,056,190
3. Knoxville... 597,257
4. Chattanooga... 398,569
5. Clarksville... 200,947
6. Murfreesboro... 177,313
7. Johnson City... 128,519
8. Kingsport... 98,411
9. Cleveland... 73,918
10. Jackson... 72,809
11. Bristol... 70,638
12. Morristown... 66,539
13. Spring Hill... 60,309
14. Cookeville... 49,089
15. Columbia... 42,423
16. Lebanon... 36,678
17. Sevierville... 34,032
18. Greeneville... 22,919
19. Shelbyville... 22,552
20. Harriman-Kingston-Rockwood... 22,348
21. La Follette... 20,114

I’m guessing Franklin, Hendersonville, and Gallatin’s populations are swallowed by Nashville’s in this? Curious that Williamson and Sumner counties would be subsumed but Wilson and Rutherford would not. 

[downtownresident]

19 minutes ago, Pdt2f said:

I’m guessing Franklin, Hendersonville, and Gallatin’s populations are swallowed by Nashville’s in this? Curious that Williamson and Sumner counties would be subsumed but Wilson and Rutherford would not. 

I believe it’s because Brentwood, Franklin, Hendersonville, Gallatin, Mt. Juliet, La Vergne, and Smyrna are all contiguously developed with Nashville. Lebanon, Murfreesboro, and Spring Hill aren’t connected to the main urban area just yet. 

[KJHburg]

CPE Commercial Property Executive magazine listed its top projects to reshape Nashville

https://www.commercialsearch.com/news/top-projects-that-will-reshape-nashville/

[smeagolsfree]

Working on the project list and this one is going to be a MONSTER. This is going to take me a while to get organized and I may have to check in with a few of you to see if some of the projects in WEHO are under construction or not.

Just FYI, looking at this list (and I have just started) makes me think of the early days of the forum when I think a few on here would have actually committed murder to have a list that will be presented. There have been a lot of projects announced in the last two years. Lets just hope they get built, and the crazy guy at the FED stops raising interest rates. I think they need to take a break, just my opinion but you need to sit back and see what you have done and how they are helping instead of just raising them more.

[smeagolsfree]

OK Folks, the list is ready but very few renderings and info has been added. The list and what little I have added is 65 pages long on Google Docs with double spacing and 4 categories. This is self-punishment on my part as was point out today by a few of you!

[PaulChinetti]

If you need some help, let me know!

[PaulChinetti]

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2597&ga=112
 

I wonder what the point of this bill is? Seems unnecessary.