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Reclaiming Public Space—Banker's Alley
The goal of revitalizing Banker’s Alley is to highlight underutilized urban spaces and routes using interventions that emphasize social interconnectedness, cultural identity, and efficient transportation, while connecting locals and tourists.
Nashville/Davidson County Public Art—Percent for Public Art Program
Nashville and Davidson County location study and typology recommendations for public art.
New Schools for Downtown Nashville
Access and Livability—Transit Village Planning and Design, Trinity Lane
Communicating the role of transit-oriented development, evaluating successful transit-ready development precedents and charting Nashville’s progress on implementation
Access and Livability: Re-establishing Urban Fabric: Spaghetti Junction
Publication: Micro Unit Housing
Student investigations analyze cultural, physical and environmental influences on architectural form, space and structure
Publication: Designing Action—An International Design Competition
Envisioning new design concepts for Nashville's East Bank from hundreds of international designers
Publication: Reclaiming Public Space in Downtown Nashville
Envisioning public spaces that can support a more active lifestyle
Publication: Urban Infill Concepts—Along Nashville's East-West Connector Corridor
Encouraging a greater mixture of residential, retail, and employment opportunities and integrating of health-conscience land uses through urban infill development
Publication: Transit-Oriented Development for Nashville—Learning from Europe
A popular movement in the past decade has been to implement transit oriented development in city planning. Transit-oriented development, or TOD, is nationally characterized as mixed-use development located within a 2,000 feet diameter from a mass transit center.
Publication: Reconnecting Nashville’s Downtown and Midtown—Capping the Interstate
The distinct nature of Nashville’s Interstate Loop as a corridor around the city has created a fissure in the topography of Nashville. Both the downtown and midtown districts are divided by the Interstate canyon. It is a significant urban fissure, in that it is a transitional zone where commuters and travelers arrive and depart the city.
Publication: In Search of a New Home for the Nashville Sounds
Identifying a new and accessible home for Nashville's AAA baseball team
Livability Report: Madison, Sylvan Park
Addressing their livability concerns, the community members then compiled a final list of recommendations for improving their respective communities in a manner that would allow all citizens to live cohesively and independently while fostering strong communities for future generations