Chris Bowe
@cbowe34.bsky.social
Father - Husband - Urbanist - Civil Engineer - Transit Enthusiast - Pro-Housing - Safe Streets - Metro Vision Zero Advisory Committee Member - Nashvillian
My thoughts are my own and do not reflect any other organization's opinion
My thoughts are my own and do not reflect any other organization's opinion
In my experience, lawyers speak really well verbally, but when they get a chance to put pen to proverbial paper, the results are cursed…
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
In my experience, lawyers speak really well verbally, but when they get a chance to put pen to proverbial paper, the results are cursed…
Is there a statutory requirement to include at least five Whereas’s?
People don’t talk like this - why do we write laws like this?
People don’t talk like this - why do we write laws like this?
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Is there a statutory requirement to include at least five Whereas’s?
People don’t talk like this - why do we write laws like this?
People don’t talk like this - why do we write laws like this?
Existing curb cut wasn’t ADA compliant so it got “fixed”?
Made sure to scratch out the crosswalk stripping too 🥰
Made sure to scratch out the crosswalk stripping too 🥰
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Existing curb cut wasn’t ADA compliant so it got “fixed”?
Made sure to scratch out the crosswalk stripping too 🥰
Made sure to scratch out the crosswalk stripping too 🥰
Me looking at all that excess pavement...
a man wearing sunglasses and a hat with stadia madden 21 written on the bottom
Alt: a man wearing sunglasses and a hat raising the flip up lenses of his sunglasses to reveal he is watching intently
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Me looking at all that excess pavement...
Uncommon Missouri W
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Uncommon Missouri W
The concentration effect is well known - VZAC has asked NDOT to consider expediting applications on streets that are getting excess overflow or approving in batches of parallel streets to eliminate that issue. No idea if they’ll listen though 🤷🏻♂️
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The concentration effect is well known - VZAC has asked NDOT to consider expediting applications on streets that are getting excess overflow or approving in batches of parallel streets to eliminate that issue. No idea if they’ll listen though 🤷🏻♂️
Can you elaborate on what kind of traffic issue is caused by a car slowing to a momentary stop on a low volume neighborhood street?
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Can you elaborate on what kind of traffic issue is caused by a car slowing to a momentary stop on a low volume neighborhood street?
*ESPN 30 for 30 voice*
What if I told you that slow cars are fine, actually
What if I told you that slow cars are fine, actually
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
*ESPN 30 for 30 voice*
What if I told you that slow cars are fine, actually
What if I told you that slow cars are fine, actually
It’s all happening in Inglewood
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It’s all happening in Inglewood
Building actual homes for people downtown is probably the most impactful and visible urbanist move I’m aware of
November 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Building actual homes for people downtown is probably the most impactful and visible urbanist move I’m aware of
Do you not own a grinder, Neil?
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Do you not own a grinder, Neil?
I’m fine with this, tbh. Doesn’t make it seem like it’s the pedestrian’s responsibility to negotiate with an anonymous driver behind a (often tinted) car window.
Cheap stencil that the paint guys can throw in essentially for free - not a separate sign guy making and installing cartoons. It’s fine
Cheap stencil that the paint guys can throw in essentially for free - not a separate sign guy making and installing cartoons. It’s fine
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’m fine with this, tbh. Doesn’t make it seem like it’s the pedestrian’s responsibility to negotiate with an anonymous driver behind a (often tinted) car window.
Cheap stencil that the paint guys can throw in essentially for free - not a separate sign guy making and installing cartoons. It’s fine
Cheap stencil that the paint guys can throw in essentially for free - not a separate sign guy making and installing cartoons. It’s fine
That appears to be very far away from North Inglewood…
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
That appears to be very far away from North Inglewood…
At the very least all these local DOTs can just borrow the ads from each other.
Nashville just shot four of their own Vision Zero awareness ads but there is nothing in any of the four that is specific to Nashville or even local traffic laws. Just steal the best existing ads!
Nashville just shot four of their own Vision Zero awareness ads but there is nothing in any of the four that is specific to Nashville or even local traffic laws. Just steal the best existing ads!
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
At the very least all these local DOTs can just borrow the ads from each other.
Nashville just shot four of their own Vision Zero awareness ads but there is nothing in any of the four that is specific to Nashville or even local traffic laws. Just steal the best existing ads!
Nashville just shot four of their own Vision Zero awareness ads but there is nothing in any of the four that is specific to Nashville or even local traffic laws. Just steal the best existing ads!
Couldn’t agree more
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Couldn’t agree more
LMAO!
"Actually, having more people around makes a place WAY LESS vibrant (but also more expensive?). I am very smart."
"Actually, having more people around makes a place WAY LESS vibrant (but also more expensive?). I am very smart."
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
LMAO!
"Actually, having more people around makes a place WAY LESS vibrant (but also more expensive?). I am very smart."
"Actually, having more people around makes a place WAY LESS vibrant (but also more expensive?). I am very smart."
Park? In the bike lane that is up on top of the curb and across a furnishing zone?
I get that cars go everywhere they aren't explicitly excluded, but... that would be egregious!
I get that cars go everywhere they aren't explicitly excluded, but... that would be egregious!
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Park? In the bike lane that is up on top of the curb and across a furnishing zone?
I get that cars go everywhere they aren't explicitly excluded, but... that would be egregious!
I get that cars go everywhere they aren't explicitly excluded, but... that would be egregious!
There is no reason that the bike lanes couldn’t just be raised up to top of curb level in your proposed design too.
Even more protection and the cost of the project would probably be reduced due to less complicated curb geometry and less linear feet of curb required!
Even more protection and the cost of the project would probably be reduced due to less complicated curb geometry and less linear feet of curb required!
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
There is no reason that the bike lanes couldn’t just be raised up to top of curb level in your proposed design too.
Even more protection and the cost of the project would probably be reduced due to less complicated curb geometry and less linear feet of curb required!
Even more protection and the cost of the project would probably be reduced due to less complicated curb geometry and less linear feet of curb required!
Chair Robison gives us homework to find a crash from 2023 for us to revisit at our next meeting. We want to see what has actually been done at these locations in the intervening years - should be an interesting analysis!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, we're adjourned. Thanks for following along!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, we're adjourned. Thanks for following along!
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Chair Robison gives us homework to find a crash from 2023 for us to revisit at our next meeting. We want to see what has actually been done at these locations in the intervening years - should be an interesting analysis!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, we're adjourned. Thanks for following along!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, we're adjourned. Thanks for following along!
VZAC Coordinator Val is now discussing subcommittees. Apparently we are allowed to meet in subcommittees, on Metro property and NDOT offices have been offered as a space to meet. We're discussing what we want to get out of subcommittees and which ones are important to continue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
VZAC Coordinator Val is now discussing subcommittees. Apparently we are allowed to meet in subcommittees, on Metro property and NDOT offices have been offered as a space to meet. We're discussing what we want to get out of subcommittees and which ones are important to continue.