Dan May @dbmay.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Someday millennials will have the same political clout that boomers do today as a demographic matter. What will our blind spots be that will hurt/irritate young folks the way nimbyism hurts our generation? Worth remembering what it feels like to be on this side, so we don’t do it to our kids 130
Dan May @dbmay.bsky.social · 02/05/2025So excited about @rollinhorton.bsky.social’s UDO in The Nations. He’s done a ton of work in the neighborhood to make this a true community plan. It’s going to provide a bunch of new housing in a great neighborhood. Let’s all help him get it passed! 1111
Dan May @dbmay.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Made a (highly subjective) map of the areas I bike in regularly with info about safety, avoidable hills, places to cross pikes, etc. Interested in 1) is this useful, 2) what would make it more useful and 3) would anyone be willing to fill in their neighborhood to make it more comprehensive.google.comNashville Biking Map - Google My MapsNashville Biking Map 151
Reposted by Dan MayJames Guthrie @jeguth.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Research (from Nashville!) shows that teachers with shorter commutes stay in their positions longer and perform better. Housing policy is education policy.brookings.eduTeachers with long commutes are more likely to leave their jobsResearchers find that longer teacher commute times result in higher turnover and impact other teacher outcomes. 3448
Dan May @dbmay.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Feel like Nashville would get a lot of bang for its biking infrastructure buck by putting up bike wayfinding signs that point to relatively quiet and flat through routes to other neighborhoods as well as good places to cross the pikes. 280
Dan May @dbmay.bsky.social · 23/04/2025The argument that we can’t build housing until we have infrastructure is a frustrating framing. If we have neighborhoods and CMs willing to support more housing, the city should prioritize bringing sidewalks and infrastructure to those neighborhoods faster than those that don’t add housing. 182
Reposted by Dan MayAlex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · 03/04/2025My first @nashvillescene.com cover story is live! Do you like archival research in narrative form? Charts and maps? Tensions between intentions and outcomes? Tips of icebergs? The long shadow of land use policy? The Battle for Belmont-Hillsboro has it all. www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverst...nashvillescene.comThe Battle for Belmont-HillsboroIn 1970, liberal neighbors organized against white flight and transformed Nashville’s inner city. Today, teardowns are selling for more than a million dollars. 44211