JoAnn Welch
@bebobestcat.bsky.social
Nashville, TN
Math teacher
Parent of 2
They/she
Math teacher
Parent of 2
They/she
I know greenways are not as high a priority as getting everyone electricity but I do usually use the Richland Creek Greenway to commute… anyone know its status?
February 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I know greenways are not as high a priority as getting everyone electricity but I do usually use the Richland Creek Greenway to commute… anyone know its status?
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January 2025 vs. January 2026. Why are we going backwards?
January 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
January 2025 vs. January 2026. Why are we going backwards?
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I know that recovery from a storm like this is complex, but clearing this bridge is not. It was salted and plowed twice last winter.
With a little forethought, maintaining this single piece of infrastructure would be the simplest and most impactful way to preserve access for people outside cars.
With a little forethought, maintaining this single piece of infrastructure would be the simplest and most impactful way to preserve access for people outside cars.
January 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I know that recovery from a storm like this is complex, but clearing this bridge is not. It was salted and plowed twice last winter.
With a little forethought, maintaining this single piece of infrastructure would be the simplest and most impactful way to preserve access for people outside cars.
With a little forethought, maintaining this single piece of infrastructure would be the simplest and most impactful way to preserve access for people outside cars.
Well we had a good run but are now at 13.5 hours without power. Using my porch as a fridge.
January 29, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Well we had a good run but are now at 13.5 hours without power. Using my porch as a fridge.
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At this point we have statements from IBEW, SEIU, and the TN AFL-CIO confirming that the rumors of union avoidance in recovery efforts are FALSE.
People are justifiably pissed. Misleading them will not help us recover.
People are justifiably pissed. Misleading them will not help us recover.
January 28, 2026 at 10:38 PM
At this point we have statements from IBEW, SEIU, and the TN AFL-CIO confirming that the rumors of union avoidance in recovery efforts are FALSE.
People are justifiably pissed. Misleading them will not help us recover.
People are justifiably pissed. Misleading them will not help us recover.
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Are you without power and need a hot meal? There are places again today that are offering free meals to those without heat.
January 28, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Are you without power and need a hot meal? There are places again today that are offering free meals to those without heat.
The Shell at 204 Whitebridge Rd has power. So do I — if you’re in West Nashville let me know if I could potentially help you in some way
January 26, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The Shell at 204 Whitebridge Rd has power. So do I — if you’re in West Nashville let me know if I could potentially help you in some way
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Made a map of the cold weather warming locations
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www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...
January 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Made a map of the cold weather warming locations
www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...
www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...
Wild sounds from the icy trees waving in the wind.
January 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Wild sounds from the icy trees waving in the wind.
Nashville ice storm
January 25, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Nashville ice storm
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Rush Hour, Nashville.
FREE MINNESOTA
FREE MINNESOTA
January 24, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Rush Hour, Nashville.
FREE MINNESOTA
FREE MINNESOTA
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We're in a long cold stretch of weather. Please send us supplies if you can - esp. blankets & sleeping bags. We go through so many supplies when we're out winter canvassing each night & we'll be out 7+ nights in a row! Help us take care of our neighbors outside ❤️
www.amazon.com/gp/registry/...
www.amazon.com/gp/registry/...
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
We're in a long cold stretch of weather. Please send us supplies if you can - esp. blankets & sleeping bags. We go through so many supplies when we're out winter canvassing each night & we'll be out 7+ nights in a row! Help us take care of our neighbors outside ❤️
www.amazon.com/gp/registry/...
www.amazon.com/gp/registry/...
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i will never get over this rebecca tiffany quote: the goal of yimbyism is a world where "every trans eighteen-year-old who is stuck living with unsupportive family [is] able to afford an apartment in a vibrant urban space with transit on a minimum wage job."
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
January 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
i will never get over this rebecca tiffany quote: the goal of yimbyism is a world where "every trans eighteen-year-old who is stuck living with unsupportive family [is] able to afford an apartment in a vibrant urban space with transit on a minimum wage job."
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
Nice covered bike rack outside of Olle Korean Eats and Vanderbilt Walk-In Clinic at the strip mall at 70 Whitebridge pike. There’s another bike rack at the TJs. Both are placed too close to the wall but are covered. This mall is easily accessed from the Richland Creek Greenway or Post Road.
December 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Nice covered bike rack outside of Olle Korean Eats and Vanderbilt Walk-In Clinic at the strip mall at 70 Whitebridge pike. There’s another bike rack at the TJs. Both are placed too close to the wall but are covered. This mall is easily accessed from the Richland Creek Greenway or Post Road.
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Okay I don’t have the energy to make a Bluesky-specific post so here’s a thread of my current IG stories 😂 take care of our neighbors y’all! It’s freezing & so dangerous for our neighbors experiencing homelessness out there!!
December 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Okay I don’t have the energy to make a Bluesky-specific post so here’s a thread of my current IG stories 😂 take care of our neighbors y’all! It’s freezing & so dangerous for our neighbors experiencing homelessness out there!!
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i've always been of the mind that every so often a flappy pole should not be flappy. like make every 6th one a bollard. but don't tell anyone.
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
i've always been of the mind that every so often a flappy pole should not be flappy. like make every 6th one a bollard. but don't tell anyone.
So why do we need surveillance in downtown with no oversight 👀
Violent crime … is DOWN, you say? Interesting thing to bring up at this moment in time
Your 2025 Nashville Wrapped.
December 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
So why do we need surveillance in downtown with no oversight 👀
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Despite regular, high-profile pedestrian casualties in the area, the Downtown Partnership routinely advocates against these lifesaving safety improvements.
In the FY26 Downtown Public Safety Grant, "Traffic-Calming / Protective Hardware and other Traffic Control Measures. . . Traffic & Pedestrian Infrastructure + Site Utilities" are eligible,
but in the MOU NDP and Metro limits expenditure of grant funds to a specific list of uses not including them
but in the MOU NDP and Metro limits expenditure of grant funds to a specific list of uses not including them
December 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Despite regular, high-profile pedestrian casualties in the area, the Downtown Partnership routinely advocates against these lifesaving safety improvements.
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This is the telling part. GOP lost ground in every county.
December 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is the telling part. GOP lost ground in every county.
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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About 48% reported: no Williamson has come in -- I would expect people are still waiting to vote or just finishing -- but Behn still holds a 4% lead. If she wins, this is cataclysmic.
#TennesseeCD7
#TennesseeCD7
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
About 48% reported: no Williamson has come in -- I would expect people are still waiting to vote or just finishing -- but Behn still holds a 4% lead. If she wins, this is cataclysmic.
#TennesseeCD7
#TennesseeCD7
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
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The community has been promised throughout this process that the bridge would stay open. It's a critical connection and the only safe way across the river. Leave the bridge alone.
@walkbikenashville.bsky.social @freddieoconnell.bsky.social @seanforfive.bsky.social @jkupin4d19.bsky.social
@walkbikenashville.bsky.social @freddieoconnell.bsky.social @seanforfive.bsky.social @jkupin4d19.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The community has been promised throughout this process that the bridge would stay open. It's a critical connection and the only safe way across the river. Leave the bridge alone.
@walkbikenashville.bsky.social @freddieoconnell.bsky.social @seanforfive.bsky.social @jkupin4d19.bsky.social
@walkbikenashville.bsky.social @freddieoconnell.bsky.social @seanforfive.bsky.social @jkupin4d19.bsky.social
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Open Table Nashville is in full-on winter mode taking care of vulnerable fellow Nashvillians. With a few clicks, you and I can be part of their efforts! They'll be busy every night this week. Let's make this happen, fam! buff.ly/yCPECcN
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November 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Open Table Nashville is in full-on winter mode taking care of vulnerable fellow Nashvillians. With a few clicks, you and I can be part of their efforts! They'll be busy every night this week. Let's make this happen, fam! buff.ly/yCPECcN
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Proposal to add these markings to the MUTCD.
November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Proposal to add these markings to the MUTCD.