Imagine Nashville, the citywide initiative asking residents to envision their dream city, has released results from more than 10,000 respondents. The data show that while a majority of participants say that “things are positive” in Nashville, frustrations remain with the current state of the city.
Affordable housing, bike safety and the arts dominate funding requests during Nashville Metro Council’s pre-budget public comment period
Given an invite to share thoughts about Nashville’s spending priorities, residents turned out for Tuesday night’s Metro Council meeting.
What Nashville’s affordable housing fund has done in its first decade
The Barnes Housing Trust Fund celebrated its 10-year anniversary last week.
A private-private partnership is injecting $20 million into affordable housing across Tennessee
Regions Bank announced a multimillion-dollar investment in Pathway Lending this week for the construction of affordable housing units across Tennessee.
Nashville affordable housing — mayoral candidates respond to a WPLN listener’s question
WPLN asked Nashville’s mayoral candidates questions from listeners. Here’s what they had to say on affordable housing.
Wanted: Roommates, and more of them. Nashville’s Metro Council raises antiquated occupancy limit.
Metro Council just raised the limit on the number of unrelated people who can live together in the same home.
New housing development and where Nashville newcomers are finding their homes
Remember when people were saying there were 100 new people moving to Nashville every day? The real numbers are much smaller, but there’s no denying that the Nashville area has welcomed a lot of newcomers in recent years.
Vanderbilt graduate students protest new apartments, as Nashville housing prices continue to rise
Graduate student workers are rallying at Vanderbilt University Wednesday to protest unaffordable housing.
How Tennessee lawmakers tilted the scales toward developers to make it harder for cities to get affordable housing
Earlier this month, Nashville residents told Metro Council they want the city’s help getting community needs met.
What housing is ‘affordable’ for you?
Housing is affordable — meaning you are not cost burdened — if it takes up 30% or less of your gross income, according to national housing guidelines. But we want to know what YOU would consider affordable in Nashville.
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