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Angie E. Henderson

@angienashville.bsky.social
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Vice Mayor of Nashville. President of #MetroCouncilNash. Walkable, bikeable communities advocate. Bus rider. Bryn Mawr College alumna.

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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 3h
Did you miss last night's (October 6, 2026) Metro Council meeting? You can review it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNHX... #MetroCouncilNash
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10/06/26 Metropolitan Council Meeting
YouTube video by Metro Nashville Network
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
TODAY! Join the Metro Council and the Metro Nashville Public Health Department for the fourth annual FREE Flu Shot Clinic before the regular Council meeting today, October 6, from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Historic Courthouse & City Hall. No appointment is needed. No insurance required. #FightFlu
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Frances Edwards, a 96-year-old Nashvillian, plans to vote right when early voting begins. “I might die” before Election Day, she reasons. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social
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Frances Edwards, 96, doesn't take voting for granted - Nashville Banner
A 96-year-old resident at a Green Hills senior living facility makes voting a priority, pushes for increased registration and participation from others.
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We look forward to welcoming you to the October 6th #MetroCouncilNash meeting. Join us at the Historic Courthouse & City Hall at One Public Square, or watch live here: stream.nashville.gov. Agenda: tinyurl.com/10062026agenda Public Comment Information: Nashville.gov/PublicComment
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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Kudos to @sandrafornash.bsky.social & @seanforfive.com. This award remains my most treasured from #MetroCouncilNash service. Creating truly #SafeStreets for all in #Nashville via policy pathways has been particularly challenging in the last decade. Special thanks to everyone for their tenacity!
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This week's #MetroCouncilNash committee meeting schedule. View agendas: nashville.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Public Comment Information: Nashville.gov/PublicComment
Monday, October 5, 2026
Committee Schedule

Transportation & Infrastructure 
Committee Meeting
4:00 PM | Council Chamber

Budget & Finance 
Committee Meeting
4:30 PM | Council Chamber

Planning & Zoning
Committee Meeting
5:00 PM | Council Chamber

Agendas:
Nashville.legistar.com/Calendar.aspxTuesday, October 6, 2026
Committee Schedule

Public Health & Safety 
Committee Meeting
4:00 PM | Council Chamber

Government Operations & Regulations Committee Meeting
5:00 PM | Committee Room 4

Rules, Confirmations, & Public Elections Committee Meeting
5:15 PM | Committee Room 2

Arts, Parks, Libraries, & Entertainment Committee Meeting
5:30 PM | Committee Room 4

Agendas:
Nashville.legistar.com/Calendar.aspxCommittee Meeting
Public Comment

Sign-up sheets posted outside committee rooms & the Chamber

8 Minutes Total
(Up to 2 Minutes per Person)

Speakers Must be 
TN Residents
(Identification Required)

 Time is reserved for items appearing on the agenda or related to the committee.

Comments may be shared
at any time by emailing councilmembers@nashville.gov.

Public Comment Information:
nashville.gov/PublicComment
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Join #MetroCouncilNash and the Metro Nashville Public Health Department for the fourth annual FREE Flu Shot Clinic before the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, October 6, from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Historic Courthouse & City Hall. No appointment is needed. No insurance required. #FightFlu
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 6
3:00 to 6:30 pm

Join the Metro Council for our fourth annual
FREE Flu Shot Clinic
No Appointment Needed

historic courthouse & city hall
Second-floor Mezzanine
One Public Square 
Nashville, TN 37201

All those six months of age and older are welcome to receive a free flu shot. No insurance required.
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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Julie is a top-notch communicator! She regularly convened all of Metro’s departmental PIOs to provide support/share best practices. Metro Govt at large/many departments still have work to do improving comms standards & quality. I hope whomever follows Julie will build on all her good work!
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Council Members honor the life, artwork, and lasting legacy of Phil Ponder — a beloved Nashville artist and former Council Member whose intricate architectural drawings captured the spirit of our city. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcWz... #Nashville #MetroCouncilNash #NashvilleHistory #NashvilleArtist
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09/29/26 Council Members Honor Phil Ponder
YouTube video by Metro Nashville Network
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Sean Parker @seanforfive.com · 26/09/2026
Cleveland Park is the place to be this afternoon. Family friendly event with ENBW, other vendors, and free activities!
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Council Members Horton, Weiner, Toombs, and Vo, Vice Mayor Henderson, and Council Office staff celebrated Dolly Day with a picnic at Public Square Park, where they collected books to distribute to Little Free Libraries across Metro. #DollyDay #Nashville #MetroCouncilNash
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Walk Bike Nashville @walkbikenashville.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Did you know you can get unlimited rides on WeGo Transit buses and the WeGo Star for just $100 a year? Paid Walk Bike Nashville members at our $50 annual Strider tier can buy an annual Walk Bike QuickTicket for just $50. Join us today and get yours at walkbikenashville.org/membership!
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Councilmember Sandra Sepúlveda @sandrafornash.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thank you @walkbikenashville.bsky.social for this recognition last night. The goal is simple. Build a Nashville where people can walk, play, and bike safely. Everyone deserves to make it home at the end of the day.
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Sean Parker @seanforfive.com · 24/09/2026
Congrats to @walkbikenashville.bsky.social elected official of the year @sandrafornash.bsky.social !
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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d
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Anthony DeBarros @anthonydb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My @wsj.com colleagues put AI-related spending in context with America's earlier large infrastructure buildouts. It's massive. (Gift link.) www.wsj.com/economy/the-...
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The AI Build-Out Is Becoming the Biggest Economic Bet in U.S. History
Data-center spending is greater than that for canals, railroads and grid combined—creating jobs and stock-market wealth, while boosting inflation and crowding out housing.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My latest @msnowreports.bsky.social piece on Vance/Oz’s claim of widespread fraudulent marketplace enrollment. Some brokers are to blame but regulation not disenrollment is the cure, and using absence of filed claims as evidence of fraud shows no understanding of insurance www.ms.now/opinion/vanc...
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Opinion | You should be skeptical of JD Vance’s claims about Obamacare fraud
The vice president's anti-fraud task force may strip health coverage from people who did nothing wrong.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
White House is violating court’s order with impunity, and CNN, MSNOW, and Politico are heading back to court. DOJ’s options are to admit incompetence or confess contempt of a court order and the rule of law.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23/09/2026
ICE snatched up a Senegalese college basketball player with an ACL injury in a Kentucky airport. She’s “in so much pain” and needs surgery, but is being transferred from camp to camp with little more than ibuprofen. www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
A picture of Amina Seck in her Kentucky State jersey on a basketball court.
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Last weekend, Council Members and Vice Mayor Henderson, enjoyed the 5th Annual Picnic for the Parks at Morgan Park in Germantown, celebrating Nashville’s green spaces and the community that helps them thrive. The annual event benefits the Nashville Parks Foundation. #MetroCouncilNash #Nashville
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Katherine McDonell @kemcdonell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I unfortunately won't be able to make the meeting tonight, but here are some thoughts and data I've pulled together that will hopefully help to provide some background and dispel any misinformation. 🧵 @jkupin4d19.bsky.social @sandrafornash.bsky.social @walkbikenashville.bsky.social
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When the powerful playact powerlessness it is always a ploy to avoid accountability.
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
AI tech bro doomers are inventing a story to cause panic instead of deliberating at the polls, in Congress and community meetings. "The threat is from destructive misuse of A.I. by humans rather than from autonomous A.I. agents themselves.” @tressiemcphd.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/o...
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Opinion | A.I. Is a Threat, but Not in the Way You Think (Gift Article)
The threats from A.I. are real — and they’re ones we know how to deal with.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
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At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
WeGo Transit park & ride also would have been a viable option for two of the three of us, with a two-block walk to/from the nearest stop to our destination. Cost to me w/ my employee pass/quick ticket: $0.
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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Carpooled with friends to an event in downtown #Nashville Thurs. evening (so one car rather than three in traffic). Found ample street #parking on Polk b/w Church & Union. Paid @nashvilledot.bsky.social $4.38 for two hours.
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Sean Parker @seanforfive.com · 18/09/2026
One of those talking points that lobbyists push into media to give politicians cover to vote in favor of terrible deals for taxpayers. Always a lie. No free lunch.
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Sean Parker @seanforfive.com · 16/09/2026
If you’re into transportation policy and practice, come join us at the 4th NDOT Transportation Demand Summit this Friday September 18th www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual...
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4th Annual Nashville Transportation Demand Management Summit
Join Nashville’s 4th Annual TDM Summit to explore how partnerships, policy, and innovation turn transportation plans into action.
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What a great night of learning about voter registration & information for #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Thank you to @davidsonvotes.bsky.social for setting up a booth before Tuesday’s Council Meeting. Registration for the November 3 election closes on October 5. Learn more at Nashville.gov/Vote.
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Did you miss last night's (September 15, 2026) Metro Council meeting? You can review it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHHI... #MetroCouncilNash
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09/15/26 Metropolitan Council Meeting
YouTube video by Metro Nashville Network
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Nashville’s Metro Council voted Tuesday to delay a vote on “no right on red” legislation until a community meeting can be held later this month. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social
nashvillebanner.com
Metro Council defers Nashville right turn on red vote - Nashville Banner
Metro Council deferred second reading of a bill to restrict right on red, pending a community meeting. Convention Center Authority appointees were approved.
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A much-discussed proposal to restrict right turns on red lights in Nashville is back up for debate at the Metro Council meeting Tuesday. See what else is on the agenda: ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social
nashvillebanner.com
Metro Council will debate Nashville right turn restrictions - Nashville Banner
Metro Council meets Tuesday to discuss restricting right turns on red, new small business grants, opioid settlement oversight and more.
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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#MetroCouncilNash is pleased to partner with @davidsonvotes.bsky.social! October 5 is the last day to register for the November 3 election! @erinfor12.bsky.social @sandrafornash.bsky.social
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Sean Parker @seanforfive.com · 15/09/2026
Some people will hear "ride transit, ride a bike" and think "that's not for me." If we make it safe and easy for people who have the fitness and willingness to ride, then they're not jamming up traffic. They're not taking up parking spaces. Mode shift benefits drivers, too.
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This week's Metro Council committee meeting schedule. View agendas: nashville.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Public Comment Information: www.nashville.gov/publiccomment
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A Far-Right International Is Assaulting Democracy MAGA and the AfD are united in a struggle against democratic pluralism that transcends national borders. It is an alliance of extremists defined by aggrieved revanchism. My new piece:
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A Far-Right International Is Assaulting Democracy
MAGA and the AfD are united in a struggle against democratic pluralism that transcends national borders. It is an alliance of extremists defined by aggrieved revanchism
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
On this solemn 25th anniversary, Council Members and Vice Mayor Henderson joined first responders in a procession down Broadway to Nashville’s September 11th Remembrance Ceremony, honoring the lives lost and the bravery and sacrifice of 9/11 heroes.
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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@natlvoterregday.bsky.social @davidsonvotes.bsky.social #voteready 🗳️ #VoteEarlyNashville 🇺🇸
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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We look forward to having the Election Commission join us with helpful information 4:30 - 6:30 p.m on Tuesday, ahead of the #MetroCouncilNash meeting. @nashvillemco.bsky.social 🗓️October 5 is the deadline to register to vote! 🗳️Early voting is Oct. 14-29. #VoteEarlyNashville
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Nashville Severe Weather @nashseverewx.com · 05/09/2026
Not-So-Fun Fact: With Nashville reaching 100° today (for the third consecutive day), this marks only the second time in recorded history that we've seen temperatures reach 98°+ five consecutive days in September. This is only the third time this has happened at all in the last 19 years.
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Metro Council Office will be closed on Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day. The Metro Council appreciates all Metro employees whose dedication keeps our city moving every day. Thank you to our first responders and essential workers on duty during the holiday.
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Four Metro Council members have served as President Pro Tempore during the 2023–2027 term. The Pro Tem steps in when the vice mayor is unavailable. Congratulations to Olivia Hill, elected Sept. 1, and thank you to all who have served. #MetroCouncilNash
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I’m one of five aboard the WeGo #5 from the Bellevue Westside burbs at midday. Increased frequency increases utility and begets higher ridership! Passenger number on this route always picks up in the vicinity of Vandy & in Midtown. #choosehowyoumove #rollwithwego
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Nashville Planning Department @metronashplan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Nashville Planning has released an Existing Conditions and Trends Report to conclude the initial observation and analysis phase of the Design and Development Strategy (D&DS), an initiative taking a fresh look at how Nashville’s development tools are guiding growth in the urban core.
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democracydefendersfund.org @democracydefendersfund.org · 02/09/2026
We asked young Americans across the country: What will it take to make democracy thrive? 11 winners brought their ideas to life. The Future of Democracy anthology is now live, featuring their visions for a stronger democracy. Read it: www.democracydefendersfund.org/futu…
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The Future of Democracy Prize, Anthology
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Tesla's deceptive marketing is convincing seniors that "Full-Self Driving" can safely operate their car even if they aren't capable of doing so. This is incredibly dangerous—not just for elderly Tesla owners but for anyone sharing the road with them. From the new @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social
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Metropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Did you miss last night's (September 1, 2026) Metro Council meeting? You can review it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=woSD... #MetroCouncilNash
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09/01/26 Metropolitan Council Meeting
YouTube video by Metro Nashville Network
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Nashville’s Metro Council on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation restricting police use of drones and allowing for a major development at Vanderbilt University. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social
nashvillebanner.com
Nashville passes drone law, zoning for Vanderbilt project - Nashville Banner
Metro Council passes drone regulations, approves zoning for Vanderbilt's innovation neighborhood, extends Music City Center tourism taxes and more.
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