• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Nashville's local news and NPR station

Search
Listen Listen
Give Now
  • Search
  • News
    • Arts, Culture & Music
    • Criminal Justice
    • Curious Nashville
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • Housing
    • Metro Government
    • Race & Equity
    • State Politics
  • Schedule
    • WPLN-FM
    • WPLN International
  • Support
    • Give Now
    • Ways to Support
    • The Producers’ Circle
    • Donor Hub
    • Donate A Car
    • Give Stock
    • Business Support
    • Planned Giving
  • Shows + Podcasts
    • NashVillager
    • This Is Nashville
    • The Promise
    • Curious Nashville
    • See All
  • NashVillager
    • Podcast
    • Newsletter
  • Events
  • Giveaways
  • Donor Hub
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Growth

Forecaster Who Claims He Called The Housing Bubble Says Nashville Home Sales Are Peachy Until 2020

Meribah Knight

December 28, 2016

Home sales in Nashville have surged in recent years. The median price for a single family home is up by nearly half since 2012. Most realtors and…

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Growth, housing market, Real Estate

To Restore Jefferson Street, Nashville Considers A ‘Land Bridge’ Over I-40

Tony Gonzalez

July 13, 2016

North Nashville’s Jefferson Street got a blitz of attention this week when urban planning experts came to town to help residents envision a revitalized future for the corridor. That task, though, is complicated by its past. The task is being taken up because of Jefferson Street’s selection as one of four “Every Place Counts” programs […]

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: city planning, Growth, Jefferson Street, North Nashville

Regional Transit Authority Predicts Gridlock By 2040 Without New Options For Suburbanites

Tony Gonzalez

October 2, 2015

Listen Beyond Nashville’s border, the regional transportation system has not kept up with demand and could fall further behind as the population grows, according to a new transit study. The issues holding back transit through the 10-county region, according to the “State of the RTA System” report, are lack of frequency of regional train and bus service, […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Growth, nMotion

Nashville Bus System Struggling To Keep Up With City Growth, Study Finds

Tony Gonzalez

July 20, 2015

Listen The most in-depth study of Nashville’s transit system in recent years has arrived, and it paints a detailed picture of why the city is struggling to get a growing population where they want to go.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Growth, nMotion

Help Us Count All of the Cranes in Nashville

Lily Williams

June 23, 2015

Something funny going  is on with Nashville’s iconic skyline: Tower cranes are popping up like weeds, their swaying and turning a constant reminder of Nashville’s rapid growth. One day metal spindles jut into the sky, and the next they are covered in glass with a “for rent” sign hanging from a new edifice. We scoured […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: construction, Growth

Help Us Count All of the Cranes in Nashville

Lily Williams

June 23, 2015

Something funny going  is on with Nashville’s iconic skyline: Tower cranes are popping up like weeds, their swaying and turning a constant reminder of Nashville’s rapid growth. One day metal spindles jut into the sky, and the next they are covered in glass with a “for rent” sign hanging from a new edifice. We scoured […]

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: construction, Growth

« Previous Page

Primary Sidebar

Become a sponsor?
Become a sponsor?
Become a sponsor?

Footer

About

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Staff
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Impact Report
  • Financial, FCC and CPB Reports
  • WPLN News Transparency Report
  • FCC Public File
  • Board of Directors
  • Privacy Policy

Listen

  • Ways To Listen
  • Shows & Podcasts
  • iPhone App
  • Android App
  • Alexa Smart Speakers

Sister Stations

  • WPLN International
  • 91.ONE, WNXP
  • Nashville Classical Radio

Stay Connected

  • Contact News Department
  • Receive Our Newsletters
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
WPLN News, Nashville Public Radio
630 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37228

Phone: (615) 760-2903
©2025 Nashville Public Radio

on-air light On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM

Pop-Up Player : All Channels
Launch Streaming Player