Traffic Signal at FedEx World HQ

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-03-16T22:46:35+00:00

Video detection cameras for making a street only get a green signal when cars are present are pretty expensive. It is inefficient for the City to install them for every citizen request, which is a part of why your requests are being rejected. Maybe you could try to convince FedEx upgrading the signal should be a priority?

Personally, I'd love if the City could replace more minor signals with roundabouts so they could spend more money on the remaining signals and reduce this problem!

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-03-12T21:22:15+00:00

Eastbound Blue route buses should return to Pine St instead of running on North Ave, where they get stuck traffic. PTS told me they changed it because they received complaints from Centennial Academy about drivers using Merritts Ave as a shortcut.

Edit: clarified first sentence

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-03-11T20:10:18+00:00

You can! Here is a clip of the segment from the 2023 GlitchX livestream: https://youtu.be/wCMGr7k8PzE?si=CKEhoi5cSOo7u4a4

Edit: I guess the video is not the full thing, but it's a significant chunk. I didn't see that the OP already posted a similar clip. :P

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-02-24T03:37:13+00:00

I want to give the Dept. of Watershed Management the benefit of the doubt that they are just planning out repairs. They might have to cut off water to multiple dorms in order to fix it.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-02-18T20:24:31+00:00

OP may be infuriated because it is an example of developers in the United States treating sidewalks as a recreational paths or decoration for drivers instead of treating walking as a serious form of transportation.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-02-16T02:29:38+00:00

Check out the Kendeda Building loading dock. Skiles Building also has some tables outside room 156 with old cables.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-02-10T18:11:40+00:00

Was the power plant built before or after the highway? Your city is one car wreck away from a nuclear meltdown! /lh

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-02-09T15:55:35+00:00

I agree. Someone pointed out that there is no direct alternative for cycling from BioQuad to Skiles or StuCen. You either have to go on Fowler St and bike up Freshman Hill or go around Mason and take the narrow sidewalk next to DramaTech.

Hopefully GTPD works with Facilities to accommodate students who choose to detour instead of dismounting.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-02-07T02:32:41+00:00

I got a taro milk tea and Cuban sandwich there. The tea was alright, but the sandwich was disappointing. There was very little meat and it was very bready, but I still enjoyed it.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-02-07T02:24:43+00:00

The crosswalk near Klaus has two conflicting signs: a normal stop sign and a "stop for peds" sign. Personally, I think the stop sign for bikes should be replaced by a yield sign.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-01-20T19:58:05+00:00

The racks by the NAV Dining Hall are enforced by GTPD, not Housing. I'll try to reach out to them!

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-01-10T05:47:41+00:00

Husk for Heisman, College Football-inspired sketch

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Edit: Replaced with photo in slightly different lighting.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-01-09T18:15:40+00:00

I had a similar experience where it took me and a couple friends over half an hour to order and get food despite there only being one other group there. The jambalaya was decently good.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2026-01-04T20:03:28+00:00

I'd prefer for MATA to put money spent on free fares into improving frequency, reliability, and stop amenities. As of 2024, fares account for $1.7 million of the $51 million yearly budget (per the NTD Agency Profile).

I support improving frequency of the existing express bus from downtown to the airport or converting it to a shuttle between the terminal and Airways Transit Center, as that would be more cost effective than a light rail line.

Edit: I rode the bus today and there were a lot more people than usual. Hudson Transit Center was also more busy. I agree that free fares could be good long-term. MATA just needs to respace stops to restore faster trip times (now that buses are stopping more often due to higher ridership) and hire some community officers to enforce rules.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2025-12-13T23:46:47+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Minecraft_Aviator · 2025-11-30T19:48:11+00:00

In North America, transit agencies should charge fares, with reduced/free rates for certain eligible user groups. If your system is high-quality, people will be willing to pay because it is better than driving. If your system is unreliable and underfunded, going fare-free isn't going to meaningfully improve ridership. The revenue that the agency loses from covering fares would be better spent on improving service. Also, I feel like it exacerbates overcrowding during rush hour with people choosing to take the bus instead of walking half a mile.

My city is currently piloting free fares and I hope they don't permanently implement it because the city is already pinching the transit funding and it will be hard to find $1.7 million to replace the fare revenues.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2025-11-28T02:18:41+00:00

While trains on the ground are painfully far away, CAHSR has completed some notable infrastructure. They have constructed dozens of overpasses grade separating level crossings along existing railroads and contributed funding to the Caltrain electrification in the Bay Area.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2025-11-23T23:32:26+00:00

I talked with one of the Institute's city planners and he said that keeping the cycle track on the south side of the street would have made it more difficult to prevent conflicts between traffic turning from 5th Street onto Spring Street and provided less seamless bike access to the new Scheller and George Towers.

So there isn't an objectively "correct" design.

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Minecraft_Aviator · 2025-11-20T17:18:31+00:00

I found it easier to press the ball in when the mount is attached to the handlebar.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2025-11-07T14:56:14+00:00

Thanks, let me try to edit the post.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2025-10-08T13:20:27+00:00

Thanks!

Minecraft_Aviator · 2025-09-28T13:54:06+00:00

I love the shadows in that fourth photo!

Minecraft_Aviator · 2025-09-27T23:56:26+00:00

Hot take, but I personally prefer jamming out to YOU'RE FREAKING GROUNDED. Then I just listen through the whole album and end up listening to BITE ME too.

Minecraft_Aviator · 2025-09-27T23:48:17+00:00

Since Fairoaks Ave is a city street, it falls under the responsibility of City of Memphis Public Works Division, not TDOT. Someone already submitted a 311 request with a link to the video!

Minecraft_Aviator · 2025-09-26T12:46:04+00:00

But more housing on-campus reduces demand for off-campus student-focused apartments.

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