Reposted by Rollin HortonJames Guthrie @jeguth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This came up at lunch with friends just yesterday. People paying $100K/yr for college have Wikipedia pages with a "Preceded By" tag. All angst about college costs should be redirected toward childcare, which costs more, comes with less notice, and lasts for more years. 021
Reposted by Rollin HortonQuin Evans Segall @quinevanssegall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026media0.giphy.com/media/0dAFzm... Whoops.giphy.comOh No GIF - Find & Share on GIPHYGIPHY image by GIPHY 021
Reposted by Rollin HortonMike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026chat is this good? 11442881094
Reposted by Rollin HortonBen Vaught @benvaught.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The two authors of this alleged think piece live in single family homes in Hillsboro West End, both zoned single family, with a combined assessed value of 2.9 million dollars. 4132
Reposted by Rollin HortonEast Nashville Urban Design @urbaneastnash.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Nashville would be a better city & Tennessee a better state if the inner loop highways were removed. -Valuable land freed up to become productive (More sales tax for state, more property tax for the city) -Street connectivity restored. Good for all modes of traffic -Thru traffic uses outer loops 5292
Reposted by Rollin HortonMetropolitan Council Office @nashvillemco.bsky.social · 17/08/2026In case you missed it: Vice Mayor Henderson Appoints 2026-2027 Committee Chairs 012
Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Cameron Sexton doesn’t support Nashville’s Vision Zeropro.stateaffairs.comNashville Right-on-Red Ban Proposal Draws Legislative OppositionNashville’s Metro Council proposed limiting right turns on red after a pedestrian death, facing opposition from Republican state leaders. 370
Reposted by Rollin HortonBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/08/2026If you’re fighting to make your downtown more successful — and especially if your city is having a debate about whether or not to pedestrianize a commercial street — give my podcast interview with @downtownvan.bsky.social a watch. And then please help share it. It’s an important discussion. 1247
Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Can only imagine closing lower Broadway to car traffic would have a similar effect. Businesses often benefit much more from active transportation like walking and biking than from car trafficforbes.comClosing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank AnalysisCity of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank. 0214
Reposted by Rollin HortonCouncilmember Sandra Sepúlveda @sandrafornash.bsky.social · 09/08/2026No Right Turn On Red: Personal Stories @benvaught.bsky.social 2183
Reposted by Rollin HortonCouncilmember Sandra Sepúlveda @sandrafornash.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Everyone should be able to walk/bike across the street without fearing for their life. Yet Nashville continues to see pedestrians killed while crossing our roads. No turn on red is a proven step that can help prevent these tragedies. We’ve studied the issue long enough. It’s time to act. 13712
Reposted by Rollin HortonCouncilmember Sandra Sepúlveda @sandrafornash.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Technology is changing rapidly, but transparency and accountability should never be optional. That's why I've introduced the Sunshine Over Drones Act to close a loophole that allows surveillance drone technology to be deployed without the public oversight our laws were designed to require. 5309
Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Always lovely to host @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social in the Nations, making our neighborhood safer and more walkable 0110
Reposted by Rollin HortonWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Neither YIMBY nor NIMBY, but a third, secret thing (a NIMBY) 2455232
Reposted by Rollin HortonHannah “Charles Barkley” Pechan @hpechan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This is abundantly true for Davidson County. If you’re a progressive in nashville you should be banging down the doors for abundant housing so every queer kid in the entire state of Tennessee knows they can move here and be a few degrees more protected. 1142
Reposted by Rollin HortonBen Vaught @benvaught.bsky.social · 22/07/2026the land use policies of almost every blue city in America are flatly homophobic 715225
Reposted by Rollin HortonSean Parker @seanforfive.com · 17/07/2026People do not want to engage with the difficult task of driving because it is exhausting and they’re only doing it because they lack other options. Watching vertical videos while you sort of operate a motor vehicle is less exhausting. 0121
Reposted by Rollin HortonCouncilmember Sandra Sepúlveda @sandrafornash.bsky.social · 15/07/2026What’s your favorite book of all time? 📚 1154
Reposted by Rollin Hortonnicole has a collaborative spirit @startleseasily.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Non-USD areas of the county have been underpaying for decades. And a reminder: everyone pays GSD taxes. Including people in the USD. I wrote about the infamous Raftelis study for the @nashvillescene.com back in my writing days: www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...nashvillescene.comHave Some Nashvillians Been Overpaying for City Services?According to a recent study, property owners in urban areas have essentially been double-paying for some services 3184
Reposted by Rollin HortonNashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 11/06/2026This week’s cover story: The historic zoning commission wrote a whitewashed story of a 100-year-old model home in Green Hills East. The history lives deeper. www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverst… 12510
Reposted by Rollin HortonJonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026A new @pewresearch.org study finds that infill housing near jobs, stores, and transit costs governments ~$21,000 less per home to serve, cuts long term infrastructure maintenance costs in half, and generates 13% more in annual property tax revenue per acre than sprawl. 332198
Reposted by Rollin HortonJulianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Nashville does not currently have any regulations on the construction or operation of data centers in Davidson County. That could soon change with the proposal of a new zoning bill by Councilmember Rollin Horton.⬇️ www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...nashvillescene.comMetro Council to Consider Data Center RegulationsCouncilmember Rollin Horton files bill to impose local restrictions on massive tech powerhouses 1138
Reposted by Rollin HortonThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/05/2026NEW INTERVIEW: Regulating Data Centers in NASHVILLE — with councilman Rollin Horton “I looked into what regulations we had to govern these. The answer was none. This is an effort to give Nashvillians a say, so they aren’t snuck by in the dead of night.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DY7663p... 527376
Reposted by Rollin HortonSam @samd.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Zohran just cited Minneapolis, Austin, and Auckland as cities that lowered housing costs via upzoning certified ball knowledge, Auckland is a deep YIMBY cut 352256210
Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I introduced legislation to regulate data centers in Nashville today, which will be on first reading next Tuesdayopen.substack.comRollin Horton files bills to restrict & regulate data centers in NashvilleNashvillians deserve a say on data centers 0195
Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Pedestrianized streets are safer for kids, quieter for residents, better for businesses, and happier places to be! 080
Reposted by Rollin HortonStephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 22/05/2026Lmao who else is supposed to own a rental building?? You’ve only got like three private ownership options – private equity, family offices, and institutional investors. I don’t believe anybody smashing the repost button on this one even knows what any of these words mean. 1928434
Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Separated bike lanes can make Nashville streets safer for all roads users - for people walking and biking as well as driving 0131
Reposted by Rollin HortonKatherine McDonell @kemcdonell.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Tour de Nash was so much fun yesterday. This may have been my favorite starting location yet - reclaiming Broadway and downtown was pure joy. @walkbikenashville.bsky.social 1242
Reposted by Rollin HortonBen Vaught @benvaught.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Put it on my tombstone www.tennessean.com/story/news/l... 2297
Reposted by Rollin HortonUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 09/05/2026STUDY: Those microplastics from tires and such don’t just pollute the air and prematurely kill us. They’re also fuelling the climate crisis. #UrbanTruth www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...bloomberg.comMicroplastics in the Air Are Making Earth Hotter, Study FindsThe tiny particles trap heat in the atmosphere, exacerbating climate change. 27241
Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Maybe we should stop our climate torching policies of forcing people to live 50+ miles from their job to afford a homewsj.comAmerica’s Army of Supercommuters Is Reeling Over High Gas PricesWhile real estate far from big cities is cheaper, filling up for long drives has become painful. 3141
Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Demographic breakdown of metro full time employees 020
Reposted by Rollin HortonQuin Evans Segall @quinevanssegall.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Posted this on the other socials today and curious what this crowd thinks, too. Basic question is whether the benches are worth the liability concerns. (And apologies for making everyone here watch a video, which is decidedly not the point of this site!) 10131
Reposted by Rollin HortonCity Cast Nashville @citycastnash.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Is Nashville’s Vision Zero plan working? We asked Vision Zero Advisory Committee chair @charlieweingartner.bsky.social:nashville.citycast.fmNashville Pedestrian Deaths Continue To Rise. Why? - City Cast NashvilleWe are in the final year of Nashville’s Vision Zero plan, which set a goal of zero fatalities on our roads. But pedestrian deaths are rising, bike... 184
Reposted by Rollin HortonSean Parker @seanforfive.com · 22/04/2026DADUs on nonconforming lots passes unanimously on third reading! Thank you to the young, growing family that brought this to my attention. 0232
Reposted by Rollin Hortonderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20/04/2026The average American family paid $1,700 in tariffs last year, according to the bipartisan Congressional Joint Economic Committee. Few will ever see any of that money back. The refunds will go to companies, if doled out at all. What a joke. 8664551731
Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Building new housing helps preserve existing more affordable housing 082
Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Building more housing lowers rentspew.orgAustin’s Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down RentsAfter decades of explosive growth, Austin, Texas, in the 2010s was a victim of its own success. Lured by high-tech jobs and the city’s hip reputation, too many people were competing for too few homes.... 2142
Reposted by Rollin HortonBen Vaught @benvaught.bsky.social · 02/04/2026do NOT show this to Save Our Nashville Neighborhoods 2102
Reposted by Rollin HortonMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 30/03/2026Cracking down on single family rentals will exclude poor and working people from desirable neighborhoods. It is profoundly inequitable. 521732
Reposted by Rollin HortonNeil Kornutick @neilkornutick.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Make spending government money efficiently sexy again 0122
Reposted by Rollin HortonHannah “Charles Barkley” Pechan @hpechan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026At more than 50% of trips being in a car, happiness drops. Look at people finding equilibrium once they have adequate tools. 0102
Reposted by Rollin HortonStephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 12/03/2026I wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post with Allie Cannington – at The Kelsey, a disability-forward affordable housing developer – about how America's elevator accessibility rules backfire for small buildings, and about how a clarification from HUD could fix it www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | How elevator rules are throwing a wrench into America’s housing marketThe unintended consequences of a 1988 law are making housing less accessible and driving up prices. 314227
Reposted by Rollin HortonHannah “Charles Barkley” Pechan @hpechan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026One of the 2025 biggest housing learnings for me - institutional investors reduced segregation through SFH rentals www.npr.org/sections/pla...npr.orgHere's what happens when private equity buys homes in your neighborhoodWhat makes rents go down and neighborhood diversity go up? Corporate landlords. But they also make it harder to own for yourself. 162