Hello I’m Adam Nicholson and this is my site for sharing art. My work involves community engagement through meetups, public forums, and keeping up with city planning studies. Some of these efforts are through transitnownashville.org. I also teach tech and art based workshops through the Nashville Public Library.

I’m interested in urban design, political satire, info graphics and mapping to push for fast-tracking infrastructure that will transform automobile dominated landscapes into healthy city environments built for people.

Nashville’s multi-year transportation failures have created a livability crisis, and some gloomy stats make the case:

• The worst commutes in the US
• The highest dependency on cars
• 2nd most dangerous city in US for pedestrians
• The most miles of roadway per person
• F grade for air quality from transportation related smog

We need a movement to make progress on a large scale, otherwise we will continue to see encroachments like Elon Musk’s Tesla Tunnels and TDOT’s privatized highway expansions with Choice Lanes. Nashville’s current lack of ambitious vision has created a vacuum that is quickly filling up with the pet projects of opportunistic billionaires and ‘Good Old Boy’ private interests.

Responding to these challenges, I’ve joined local communities to resist the privatization of our transportation system. More info on that effort is at noboringatbna.org. Another great community action that is improving public spaces is the Bench Builders. More info on the bench building effort can be found at tonashvillewithlove.com.