nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Anyone in Nashville want some Tennessee Coneflower seeds? I have a Walmart bag of seed heads collected from the Hermitage Library beds. Saving some for future projects, but I have enough to send a few out! 000
Reposted by @nicgoodridge.bsky.socialJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending 502925795
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Might be an interesting public meeting to attend! 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Zoning and codes making our cities safer by… not allowing fitness and recreational activities. www.climbing.com/community/ou...climbing.comOutdated City Zoning Codes Are Holding the Climbing Industry HostageAs the indoor climbing industry finally starts to contract, gym owners are fighting an unlikely obstacle to stay in business. 010
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Interesting Substack post on Data Centers from Southern Urbanism. open.substack.com/pub/southern...open.substack.comDowntown ServersThe buildings that run Main Street are wrongly treated as the enemy. A case for data centers. 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Another Hermitage water outage @erinfor12.bsky.social 110
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The last time MWS updated their training slides or videos on stormwater design was in 2012. If you follow these slides or videos, you won’t be able to get your site approved, especially post 2021 LID manual update. 100
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I need a Ron Chernow biography on Dolly Parton… 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026While the two year coneflower bed has gone to seed, the first year bed is coming into full bloom. Also, if anyone wants Tennessee Conflower seeds, I have a Walmart bag full of seed heads that need a home! 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 19/08/2026In a few weeks, I’ll be looking for my next opportunity in civil engineering or land development. If you hear of any openings where my experience could be a good fit, I’d be grateful if you kept me in mind. Thankful (a little scared) and excited to begin the next chapter in my career. 120
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026One of my favorite spots for seeing how we could design communities better for people is Elkmont in GSMNP. The road is only 10’ wide, sees millions of visitors a year, and mostly functions just fine. 110
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Maybe I’m out of touch, but 8 homes on a large lot (even with a historic house) located beside an 8 lane limited access highway, fronting a 4 lane state route, and immediately across the street from a daycare seems reasonably scaled. 🙃 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 20/07/2026If you want to comment on a Tennessean article on “expensive parking,” here’s your chance. 320
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 20/07/2026It’s Monday, and I’ve already received my weekly phone call asking to explain MWS’ capacity letters. - You owe 30% of the capacity units, not 30% of the fees. - No, I don’t know why they expire in 90 days despite the permitting process taking years. - Yes, you have to make the improvements listed. 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I think more subdivisions should have public roads less than 10’ wide. From rural Sand Mountain in Alabama which is starting to feel pressure from Chattanooga growing out. 010
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 12/07/2026The coneflowers may be mostly finished, but the goldfinches are loving the seeds coming in! 120
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026My sister put her house up for sale, and I just want to thank the photographer for posing the dinosaurs in my nephew’s room. 020
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Grew up near Chatt, and it’s been so fun to watch how it’s grown and changed since the 90s. Went from a factory city labeled “the dirtiest city in the US” to a vibrant walkable city where everyone wants to spend their time. 060
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Anyone in Nashville have a native plant bed they’re working on? I have some Rose (swamp) Milkweed, Little Bluestem, and Heath Aster plugs that need homes. 030
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 20/05/2026The one thing I miss about voting in Alabama is that they literally vote on everything (and they hold county and state elections on the same primary ballot). 110
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 14/05/2026If you have imposter syndrome today, just know there are developers managing multi-million dollar projects who are typing their entire email in the subject line… and using are in place of our… 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Daily coneflower check at the Hermitage Library. I knew this year would be better than last, but I didn’t expect this many blooms on year 2! More and more blooms keep opening every day. 110
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 12/05/2026If there is one change I could make in Metro Nashville’s Zoning Ordinance, it would be to make the street setbacks in CS and CL 0’ and the street perimeter buffer for parking the current 15’ setback. 100
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 08/05/2026A one year difference in the native plant bed at the Hermitage Library. Excited to see it in late summer! 040
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 07/05/2026This looks like a fun use for underneath bridges! Curious of who maintains the rock wall, equipment, and training though. 110
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The coneflower bed at the Hermitage Library is really starting to bloom! Tennessee coneflowers in full bloom, prairie clover is starting to bloom, and the milkweed is blooming! 110
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 06/05/2026First, love the “People live in houses quote.” Second, I love that the commenter can ask and have his questions answered in the public meeting. 140
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Having 15’ side street setbacks in the UZO for commercial (CS) districts seems weird. Don’t we want to activate the sidewalk and street corners? Seems even weirder to have to request a special exception and hold a community meeting to build a corner lot building for a straight zoned property. 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Year 2 of the Tennessee Coneflower bed at the Hermitage Library is off to a great start! Still a few gaps to fill in, but the coneflowers seem to love the full sun of the parking lot! 020
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 28/04/2026When you’re riding your bike, but the locals won’t let you pass! Someone in a Facebook group snapped this of my friend and I riding our bikes in Cades Cove on Saturday. 010
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Wild Storm complete with dust swirls and power flashes! youtu.be/1mMdTb8Gnwc?...youtu.beHermitage TN Storm (4-16-26)YouTube video by Nic Goodridge 010
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 17/04/2026First Tennessee Coneflower of the year! Petals aren’t fully developed, but already blooming in April is a good sign for this year! 050
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Knoxville Half Marathon! First sub 2 half! 010
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 08/04/2026A really interesting native garden idea in the last half of this video. The gardener uses a few inches of crushed recycled concrete and sand to plant in. Might be an interesting way to combine de-paving and native gardens. youtu.be/dBJgqdq8rDI?...youtu.beThe Sand Garden - A Bold New Trend in Resilient Garden DesignYouTube video by The Middle-Sized Garden 020
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 23/03/2026One of the better audiobooks I’ve listened to in a while. It has shipwrecks, atrocities, how they still affect present day, the founding of a town, the search for a lost ship, environmental disasters, and even the slow decline of a town due to loss of housing and wide roads. 010
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 09/03/2026If you see me out today and I look rough/smell bad, just know I got ready with no water this morning 😂 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 05/03/2026If we want more local coffee shops or small restaurants in the suburbs, we need to do away with the drive-thru bypass lane and queuing requirements. 🙃 100
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Engineering school did not prepare me for debating with E911 over whether or not a road has enough of a bend to have Bend as the street name suffix. 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Why do journalist use Weather Channel names for winter storms? It’s legit just a marketing tool by a private company. (A company with a history of lobbying congress to keep NWS from having a free app for publicly funded weather data). 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Had some errands in Alabama to help the family with, and the snow followed me down here… A rare dry snow for Alabama, now if I can just find a safe way off this mountain 😬 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Power just went out in Hermitage 😬😬😬 100
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 26/01/2026It’s actually really pretty (if it wasn’t trying to knock my power out). 020
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 25/01/2026It’s getting rough out there. Multiple trees down in the apartment complex, power is still on but flickering. Stay safe out there! 120
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 20/01/2026I know @nashseverewx.com says there’s still uncertainty with this, but the internet has already got my hopes high for this one. Anything less than a blizzard, and I’m going to be disappointed 😂 100
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Decent chance of seeing northern lights tonight if you can brave the cold. 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Forever grateful that wordle doesn’t count misspelled words as a guess 010
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 30/12/2025This flu season is giving pandemic vibes… 010
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 17/12/2025I’m going to bed, maybe there will be a vote by the time I wake up. 000
nicgoodridge.bsky.social @nicgoodridge.bsky.social · 17/12/2025He’s not wrong… We are taking products off the table with height restrictions, not sure if it’s obtainable housing being taken off the table though. 220
