Open Streets Nashville is a program that gives streets back to the people to reconnect to their communities, get active, and play in the street. This year we are partnering with Walk Bike to pick up on work the Civic Design Center started back in 2017 by carving out public space at the point of Elizebeth Park and activating it with a ground mural in the space created by the bikeway.

During this event, we will be asking folks to help paint the street and about the Looby Library and Community Center and what types of improvements they would like to see to the surrounding campus and neighborhoods.

Photo from previous street activation (2017) prior to permanent implementation of new public space and bikeway.

Free to the public, the event turns the streets into a park space that connects diverse portions of the city and offers communities the opportunity to experience their city streets in a whole new way.

Open Streets provide stimulus to local businesses, offer a setting for greater civic participation and integration, and build support for the provision of broader transportation choices.​ Bogota, Colombia is the birthplace of Ciclovia, but since its inception, many cities across the country and the world have adopted and adapted the tradition as their own. Many peer cities like Atlanta, Louisville, Charlotte, and more have adopted Open Streets-style programs into the fabric of their civic life.

Open Streets Nashville is hosted through a partnership between Walk Bike Nashville, the Nashville Department of Transportation, and community partners.