All residents have moved out of the Riverchase Apartments, which sit to the east of I-24 near downtown.
The Cumberland River is degraded. Can Nashville’s 300-acre redevelopment plan help restore it?
Across from downtown Nashville, an industrial area houses asphalt, the Titans stadium and unused space for potentially billions of dollars worth of developments. That area is the “East Bank,” and city officials announced plans this week to redevelop it with special attention to the Cumberland River.
Walkers and cyclists have complained for years about Nashville builders blocking paths. Now the city is about to require better access.
Nashville will now require construction projects that block right-of-ways for more than seven days to construct a temporary walkway.
For one family at East Nashville’s Riverchase development, frustration and mixed messages about where to go next
The future for renters at an affordable housing complex in East Nashville continues to hang in the balance.
Metro’s codes has struggled to keep up with the development boom. Now it’s getting 35 new hires to help.
Nashville’s codes department has been understaffed for years, compared to the city’s skyrocketing development, officials say. But this week the city budget added 35 new staff, which inches the department closer to where it should be.
Landslides are a growing threat in Nashville. Blame climate change and developers.
Climate-fueled rains unearthed a new danger of landslides related to Nashville development.
Long-Contested Whites Creek Development Proposal Defeated
A controversial proposal to build a 170-lot subdivision in a hilly, farm-adjacent area of Whites Creek was struck down by the Metro Planning Commission on Thursday — moving some residents, who have been fighting this development for years, to tears.
How Franklin’s Historic African-American Neighborhood Is Slowly Disappearing
Listen Franklin is known for expensive homes and its Civil War history — like the historic Carter House, a major tourist attraction where the Battle of Franklin was fought. But right down the street lies the birthplace of the city’s African-American heritage. And as home prices skyrocket in Williamson County, this once-prominent African-American neighborhood is […]
Could Curbs On Regulation Wind Up Hurting Nashville’s Growth? Experts Say Yes
Listen Tennessee has some of the most far-reaching state laws overwriting local policies on things like minimum wage, paid sick time and affordable housing, according to a new study from the Partnership for Working Families. And some experts say Tennessee’s effort to put the interests of business first on such issues could actually slow Nashville’s growth. Especially […]
Nashville’s Public Housing Residents Get Shuffled Around As City Overhauls Cayce Homes
Listen It’s more or less human Tetris. Moving families of varying sizes around Nashville’s largest public housing complex so it can be torn down and rebuilt. That’s because the city made a promise to overhaul the James A. Cayce homes without displacing low income families. And now, the city has the messy job of following […]