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The Journey to Complete Streets on Dickerson
Nashville partners with State and national organizations to take steps toward safety.
Addressing Community Design Issues in Gallatin
Prioritizing Placemaking for 2nd Avenue
Experiential Design for Public Spaces
2nd Ave Pedestrian Mall
Evaluating ULI Recommendations for 2nd Ave
Church Street Park Summer Revival
Visioning Donelson Library Plaza Park
Visions for Nashville’s East Bank
Micromobility: Improving Accessibility
Why and How you should implement a parklet in front of your business
Victory Memorial Bridge Park
With development along the Cumberland Riverfront on the horizon, it is imperative to consider how improvements to connectivity and public space can increase the quality of life in and around downtown Nashville. Throughout Nashville’s history, the Cumberland River has played the role as the epicenter of Nashville’s identity and evolution. It served as a means of transportation and survival in Nashville’s early Native American history, and later European settlements. “It was the river that was the initial lifeline to the rest of the world, connecting Nashville to the Ohio, Tennessee, and Mississippi Rivers—and beyond.” (The Plan of Nashville: Avenues to a Great City). Throughout the early 1800s, the Cumberland continued to act as a key contributor to the economic development of Nashville, connecting the emerging city to major ports like New Orleans by steamboat. By the end of the 19th century, the Cumberland River was at the core of Nashville’s successful industrial economy.
Capping The Interstate
Cities across the US are revisiting the functionality of interstate highways in downtown areas to better connect neighborhoods bisected from mid-century infrastructure. Areas with existing interstates below the grade of a city’s primary street grid have the potential to be capped with a more functional addition, reconnecting the two sides of the interstate. Most examples accomplish this by creating a new public space, in the form of a park, or by constructing a larger bridge to accommodate new liner buildings.
Publication: Alleyways of Nashville
Envisioning strategic solutions for activating Nashville's alleyways for pedestrian benefits
Dreaming Big for Public Space (Part 3 of 3)
Dreaming Big for Public Space, An Alternative Choice for Church Street Park was created to spark conversation about how one of Nashville’s most central parks should be redesigned and celebrated as a gathering place in Downtown.
Dreaming Big for Public Space (Part 2 of 3)
Dreaming Big for Public Space, An Alternative Choice for Church Street Park was created to spark conversation about how one of Nashville’s most central parks should be redesigned and celebrated as a gathering place in Downtown.
Dreaming Big for Public Space (1 of 3)
Dreaming Big for Public Space, An Alternative Choice for Church Street Park was created to spark conversation about how one of Nashville’s most central parks should be redesigned and celebrated as a gathering place in Downtown.
Publication: Reclaiming Public Space In Downtown Nashville: Vol. 2
Publication: Fairgrounds Public Meetings Report
The Design Center facilitated a series of public meetings with the Fairgrounds Design Team to get input in order to inform a more refined version of the Fairground Improvement Plan in Nashville.
Publication: Franklin Pike Multi-Modal Path
A study of Franklin Pike exploring the possibility of new bike lanes and enhanced mobility features in Oak Hill.