14-05-2025
12 South resident uses AI to reimagine the neighborhood's traffic calming islands
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One resident in a Nashville neighborhood is using AI to find creative ways to beautify their streets.
Now they're taking their ideas to the Metro Council.
Justin Roddick said, with all of the construction and roadwork that's gone on in Nashville, he feels like landscaping has gone to the wayside, especially inside the traffic-calming islands as you drive into 12 South.
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So he used ChatGPT to create these images, a vision to add landscaping to beautify the roadway.
He posted the idea on Facebook and got a massive response from his neighbors, some even offered to pay for it.
He pitched the idea to the district's council member, Tom Cash, and he's hoping the city will get behind it.
'It really shows there's still a lot of humanity left in 12 South, and it's not just all about the expensive shops and whatever. There are real people with families that live here. People love to do this here, so I think that it's a no-brainer for us to get together as a team and knock out our own neighborhood,' Roddick said.
Roddick said he was hoping to organize a community meeting where everyone can come together and discuss more logistics about making this happen.
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