Listen 2018 is going to be a big year for public housing. Nashville will be renovating, or planning renovations, for four public housing developments — The James Cayce homes in East Nashville, the Edgehill Homes in South Nashville and the JC Napier and Sudekum apartments, just south of downtown. All together they’re home to about […]
Housing Voucher Waitlist Opens, But Places To Use Them In Nashville Are Few
The Metro Development and Housing Agency is opening the waiting list for Section 8 housing vouchers this week. It’s the first time the city’s housing authority has accepted new applicants since the summer of 2015. But in a market as hot as Nashville’s, government vouchers are hardly a fast pass to affordable housing.
Forecaster Who Claims He Called The Housing Bubble Says Nashville Home Sales Are Peachy Until 2020
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…
To Restore Jefferson Street, Nashville Considers A ‘Land Bridge’ Over I-40
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 […]
Regional Transit Authority Predicts Gridlock By 2040 Without New Options For Suburbanites
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, […]
Nashville Bus System Struggling To Keep Up With City Growth, Study Finds
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.
Help Us Count All of the Cranes in Nashville
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 […]
Help Us Count All of the Cranes in Nashville
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 […]
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