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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is what I saw first, so my initial thought was, Manaen did what now?

The above post plus the first sentence of the quoted post, for an entirely out-of-context take.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I feel stupider after reading that non-story.

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Neil Kornutick @neilkornutick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you’re only willing to make improvements to places that have had crashes, you do not believe in vision zero, you believe in vision not another but if it happens again, we can look at that too. The main point is to prevent serious injuries and deaths.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Same, but I get over to State St after crossing the interstate on Church. More often, back when I took my son to or from daycare over there, I'd use Jo Johnson under the interstate then cross Charlotte to ride on Patterson.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yeah, Google has Church marked as a bike-friendly street.

Google maps screenshot of Church St and 16th Ave N in Nashville showing a green dotted line on Church St indicating it is supposedly bike-friendly.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oh yeah, I'll never ride that route with my kid.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Even here in Nashville. TPAC is the home of both the Nashville Ballet and the Nashville Opera.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Point being, a 2.6 mile, 15 minute trip in a city should be a clear winner for bike mode share. But the route is dangerous and unpleasant, showing why most people still choose to drive (myself included in this case).

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Going to Germantown this evening. Do I ride my bike on the most direct route in 15 minutes or the safe route in 30 minutes? The direct route technically has bike lanes under the interstate and over the river, but they are very much *not fun*. Neither option is great, so I'll probably end up driving.

Map of the most direct route from my East Nashville neighborhood to Germantown. It's 2.6 miles, or 15 minutes. It takes you under the interstate and over the river on 6+ lane roads with speeding drivers and little protection.

Map of the safe route from my East Nashville neighborhood to Germantown. It's 5.4 miles, or 30 minutes. It goes way out of the way just to stay on mostly low-traffic, low-stress streets and the pedestrian bridge into downtown.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The pumpkin spice Cheerios were spared! ... But drivers keep intentionally driving into grocery stores for ridiculous reasons.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

😋 I felt the same about this cowboy cobb salad at Starkey Market near Tampa. So much so that I've tried to recreate it at home.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Wow, where does one find WBN newsletters from 2003?!

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Did the bridge have this historic status a few decades ago when it was shortened on both ends?

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And instead of a credit to use later, the current Uber ride is discounted.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The renaming ceremony was held at Amqui Station. I can't imagine why they didn't want to have the ceremony at the actual bridge -- it's such a pleasant place to be a pedestrian 😉

Highway hellscape that's practically impossible to cross safely outside of a car. Briley Parkway at Gallatin Pike in Nashville, TN

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Now that's a stretch goal if I ever saw one. We're having trouble just getting NTOR for a subset of lights in the USD.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

shoot let's just do every light in the urban services district

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Dang it. And I was gonna go get some milk today.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ugh that's my grocery store 😖

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

At River North (along Spring St), I recognize it would be difficult to add stops because of all the right turn lanes and interstate ramps, but it's not an insurmountable problem. But in Germantown, I simply don't understand why there's not already a stop on Madison St or 3rd Ave N.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Route 28 would have a lot more utility for me if there were stops in Germantown and River North.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Have you seen the bollards we install in this city?

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Gets decently cold here in Nashville. For both of us, dress as we normally would for cold weather. Add a buff over the mouth and nose if it's reeaaally cold. And a thin beanie under the helmet. For the wee one, a larksbikeblankets.com works wonders. For me, ski mittens over my gloves.

larksbikeblankets.com

Lark's Bike Blankets

Keep your biking family warm, dry and complaint free

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Yes, I understand that it will pay for the construction plans (no golden shovels in the ground yet).

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Update: I received an encouraging response from an NDOT supervisor after I complained.

Email from Marcus Jackson, Transportation Superintendent at NDOT. "Mr. David Posey, I have been made aware of your hub request 02286743 and you are correct Firefighter’s non-emergency vehicles are not allowed to park on the sidewalk. I will see to it that all our enforcement are aware of that as well."

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The bridge is public infrastructure that is being funded and built by Oracle, as are "a riverfront park at the landing of the pedestrian bridge at River North, greenways, streets, utilities, storm water detention, public park and recreation areas, and the remediation of an old landfill."

nashville.legistar.com

Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, TN - File #: RS2021-908

Title: A resolution approving an Economic Impact Plan for the River North Infrastructure Economic Development Area

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Move aside, TOD. We've got TOD5PM now.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's ok to park your personal vehicle on the sidewalk if you're a Nashville firefighter, apparently.

Hub Nashville request closure email. NDOT enforcement officer Cody Tidwell wrote, "the vehicle belongs to a firefighter tag # 35976-f the black ford fusion is parked on the side walk."

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ominous indeed. Organizations do pivot in strange ways sometimes. A tech recruiter in Chattanooga I was working with years ago suddenly switched their focus to space exploration (waypaverfoundation.org). And more recently, Allbirds announced they were abandoning wool shoes and becoming an AI shop.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Happy to report that Freddie's ham cooking demo is returning this year! The nashfair.fun runs until the 20th and reportedly has a pedestrian entrance right by the fairgrounds stop on route 52. Bring cash and check the bag policy before you go.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Turns out those are "relevant search terms" for the *full* owner's manual that I have to access through the infotainment system 🙄. Call me old-fashioned, but ... c'mon.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The printed owner's manual that came with my car has hyperlinks.

Photo of my printed owner's manual page about headlights: "Further information about lighting" followed by a list of hyperlinks (no page numbers)

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yes, many times. It's been practically deserted the last several years, though. At least they refreshed the playground recently, even though they can't seem to manage to fix the splash pad or bring any more concerts to the bandstand.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I was just joking ... because I've put in oh-so-many Hub requests for downed pedestrian signs on McFerrin since they were installed.

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Available from Nashville Public Library catalog.library.nashville.gov/Record/CARL0...

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David Posey @dagopo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My son has been enjoying Bicycle Bash by Alison Farrell. It even has pages about cargo and adaptive bikes!

Cargo bike spread from Bicycle Bash by Alison Farrell

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