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Originally Posted by Dale
It does seem interesting to me that the many businesses and residents, that are moving to Nashville, do not appear to be the least bit deterred by lack of transit. Or maybe they’re just assuming that the massive influx will create a tipping point ?
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This is the great paradox of the post-2000s booms - most of the back-to-the-city revivals have been drive-to urbanism. Nashville, without a doubt, is a spectacular example of this. All of the new big multifamily buildings and all of the new infill home construction have adequate parking, and all of those residents have the money to own one or more cars. Outside of tourists, joggers, and dog walkers, Nashville still doesn't have much pedestrian activity or bicycling. People aren't walking to and from the bus stops to any greater extent in 2022 than they were in 2002.
I also believe that Nashville's DT and immediate environs have experienced an outsized influx of office activity and residential growth since 2010 because the city does not have a full bypass highway. Of course, Nashville sprawled like all other cities in the postwar era, but the sprawl can't get to the other sprawl in Nashville like it does in Atlanta, Louisville, Indianapolis, Columbus, etc., which all have full loop highways. That's why we aren't seeing many big suburban HQ's like Nissan. They need to be downtown or close to it in order to draw employees from the whole metro.