Katherine McDonell
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Katherine McDonell
@kemcdonell.bsky.social
Cognitive neurologist, safe streets advocate, cargo bike mom

Nashville, TN
The problem is you're faster than the traffic and should be able to pass it. I don't have time to sit behind cars, I got places to be
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This seems like something that maybe should have come before BPAC
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Reposted by Katherine McDonell
The nitty gritty of these examples isn't important. It's simply evidence that adjusting design can change driver behavior.

Traffic counts don't always have to go up. Unless we cause them to do so with design decisions.

Re: East Bank 6-lane vs. 4-lane design
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I told Sean I would help him repaint them as soon as he got elected
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
But WHY haven't you eaten the steak? We need to be eating the steak so we can get more steak. Instead we keep saying we don't have enough steak
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I asked that exact question at BPAC last week and was told that CHYM funding was intended to be on top of existing funding:

www.youtube.com/live/7dNVLEs...
11/17/25 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
YouTube video by Metro Nashville Network
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Thought it was supposed to be additive
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It was news to all of us at the meeting that these were being replaced with new signs that none of us had seen. Very much appreciated the concerns raised by Commissioner Haney.

@pete-nash.bsky.social can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe VZAC was consulted regarding this either.
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM