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Livability Report: Madison, Sylvan Park (2011)

In an effort to improve the quality of life for the people of Nashville, the Civic Design Center, partnered with The Nashville Livability Project, facilitated a series of public workshop charrettes to address the livability concerns of the Madison and Sylvan Park communities; these communities were chosen for their dynamic make-up of citizens that span both younger and baby-boomer generations. The public workshops focused on livability concerns such as housing types, healthcare, transportation, walkability, food access, active learning, civic organizations, entertainment, convenience, safety, technology, and beautification.

After 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.

Plan To Play (2016)

The 2016 Plan to Play Master Plan is intended to offer a set of tools that will continue to guide deliberate decisions and provide a 10-year vision to sustainably meet the community’s needs through 2027. It identifies the amazing economic, social, and environmental values that a healthy park system returns on the investments made. The plan supports this vision with a series of findings and recommendations divided into the following categories: Land, Facilities, Programs, and Operations. The final section of the recommendations, Funding the Future, projects the recommended levels of investment needed to build and sustain the Metro Parks and Greenways system through 2027.

Madison Strategic Plan (2018)

A document prepared for the community of Madison on behalf of Madison’s residents, businesses, institutions, and other key stakeholders. This plan is the initiative of a grassroots, community-based coalition (All Together Madison ATM) in collaboration with other Madison organizations and Metro Nashville Government agencies. We served as an advisor for the creation of the Plan.

Th map to the right showcases that the Park would be located in a natural Center of the community within the Tier One area, and it would fill the open space deficit within the area.

If you are interested in learning about the neighborhood groups, stakeholders and elected officials involved, this is where you’ll find it! Additionally, if you are hoping for a bit more historical background on the Madison community, the Strategic Plan will give you a deeper understanding about some historic landmarks that have been lost or are no longer in use.

Madison Rises (2018)

This was a public art concept funded by the National Endowment for the Arts through Metro Arts that is specifically designed to conserve one of the few open green spaces on Gallatin, the Madison Branch Public Library’s lawn. With its inventive flip-up design and removable fence, the artwork can show movies, theater, or musical performances, however, when it is not in use as a theater, it folds down to become a seating area that does not block views of the green space. MADISON RISES also brings back a piece of Madison’s past, the Madison Theater, but in a new form so that everyone can enjoy.

Madison Station Boulevard (2021)

This project, in predevelopment for several years, includes a new roadway and roundabout that will provide a much-needed connection to Gallatin Pike at the Neely’s Bend intersection, and will address local connectivity issues in the area. After both phases of the project’s completion in the Summer of 2022, “Madison Station Blvd,” will serve as a pedestrian, bicycle, and motorist connection between Old Hickory Blvd and Gallatin Pike. It will also allow access to the adjacent Madison Station Transit Development site that is positioned for future development.