NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Through its Neighborhood Revitalization Projects, the Nashville Civic Design Center helps residents, businesses and other community members address specific challenges and create a unified vision for improvement and change in their neighborhood.
The
Civic Design Center is known for bringing many diverse parties together
and facilitating pro-active discussion to promote change. The goal
is to create a
long-term vision that addresses the issues of the neighborhood with specific
action steps and goals for implementation over time.
The Civic Design Center’s roles in neighborhood revitalization projects
are:
• to help residents envision changes and improvements to their community;
• to advise on design options that help achieve that vision; and
• to advocate for changes that promote healthy and sustainable neighborhoods
in Nashville’s urban core.
At the request of South Nashville Action People (SNAP), the Civic Design Center will research the history of the neighborhood, conduct a series of community input and visioning meetings, and develop a series of design and policy suggestions that can be implemented over a period of time.
The Nashville Civic Design Center will begin work on its neighborhood revitalization study for the Wedgewood-Houston Neighborhood beginning in October 2006.
Click here to learn more about Wedgewood-Houston
The Lafayette Neighborhood 2006
Nashville Civic Design Center announces the Neighborhood Revitalization Study
for Lafayette in the SoBro area of Nashville, Tennessee beginning in June
2005.
The Nashville Civic Design Center, in partnership with the Metropolitan
Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) will undertake a neighborhood
revitalization study for the 8th Avenue South and Lafayette Street
area.
Click here to learn more about Lafayette
Northeast Nashville/ Dickerson Road Inventory 2006
In the Summer of 2006, the Nashville Civic Design Center conducted a visual survey of areas that demonstrated potential for development along Dickerson Pike, in conjunction with the Planning Department's work on the East Nashville Community Plan.
Chestnut Hill Neighborhood 2005
At the request of the Trimble Action Group (TAG) the Nashville Civic Design Center conducted a study of the Chestnut Hill Neighborhood (Cameron Trimble), the wedge shaped study area lies to the south of Interstate I-40 and Lafayette Avenue, north of the railroad tracks, and to the west of Trevecca Nazerene University.
The Edgehill Neighborhood 2003
At the request of the Organized Neighbors of Edgehill (ONE) the Nashville Civic Design Center conducted a study of the Edgehill Neighborhood. The study area is to the south of The Gulch, north of Wedgwood Avenue, west of 8th Avenue South and east of the alley separating Villa Place and 16th Avenue South. ONE specifically requested the Civic Design Center to establish and maintain an identity and character as a strong, diverse, and viable neighborhood within the community, and determine its relevance to the surrounding neighborhoods and the city at large. Working with ONE and the Edgehill Community, the Civic Design Center worked to create a unified vision for the neighborhood.
Report on the East Bank of Nashville
At the request of Rediscover East! the Nashville Civic Design Center conducted a study of the linkages between the residential areas of East Nashville to the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge and the impact of the new Gateway Bridge. Public meetings were held at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, a walking tour of the site was organized, and an Urban Design Forum was dedicated to the issue. Present at these meetings were concerned citizens, Metro Officials, Metro Staff and Civic Design Center Staff. The study sought to evaluate and resolve issues of scale, landscaping and lane-logic of the Gateway Bridge and appropriate land use for the land between the Cumberland River and Interstate Bridge.
Buena Vista, East Germantown, Germantown, Hope Gardens, Salemtown
Historic Germantown, Inc. requested that the Nashville Civic Design Center study the neighborhoods immediately north of downtown Nashville in September 2001, and make recommendations that would help guide the long-term development of the community. The proposal from the Germantown group asked the Civic Design Center to develop a strategy that goes beyond the boundaries of historic Germantown, involves businesses in the area, identifies land use possibilities, identifies existing and potential links to and through the area, especially pedestrian, and integrates the Werthan and Neuhoff sites, the Metro Greenway and the Cumberland River.
In its research and through community meetings, the Civic Design Center focused on the opportunity for considering the individual neighborhoods as a community and building necessary links.
To download a report of this study, click here.
At the request of Councilwoman Gilmore, NCDC hosted a town meeting to discuss a historic zoning overlay in Germantown on November 13th, 2007.
To download the minutes, click here
Rolling Mill Hill and Rutledge Hill Neighborhood
This study was undertaken to help guide development of the Metro-owned properties known as Rolling Mill Hill. These holdings include the site of the former Metropolitan Hospital and the area of the historic trolley car barns.
The Design Center’s recommendations for the site are governed by a main principle of the design of cities: the neighborhood and district are the fundamental building blocks of great cities. This implies that quality growth should be considered a diverse systematic endeavor rather than an isolated event. Because past efforts to develop Rolling Mill Hill did not address this principle directly, the full potential of this area has not been explored. To address this potential, the design center study investigates building a site, as opposed to site planning.
To download a report of this study, click here (6.6mb)
Neighborhood
Guidebook
A Resource guide for the Neighborhood District Overlay
Metropolitan Nashville Planning Department 2003
This guidebook is a reference tool for use by neighborhood groups, developers, architects and others interested in the development of Nashville. It is intended to provide an insight into the Planning Department's goal for future growth. The concepts presented are not new; they are a simple restatement of planning practices that have been commonplace in many areas for over 100 years. This document attempts to present the basic ideals of neighborhood design in a way that is understandable, inviting and useful, and should be used to guide decisions in any area of the city.
To download a report of this study, click here (7.7 mb)
