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Nashville’s East Bank redevelopment plan looks ambitious, but do its transportation ideas aim high enough?

By Laura Dean

September 26, 2022

East Bank rendering

Transit advocates hope Metro makes the most of the East Bank redevelopment — but they also worry that the current plan doesn’t go far enough on transportation options.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, East Bank, Jackie Sims, Jessica Dauphin, transportation, Walk Bike Nashville

Displaced: For some at Riverchase, the search for housing remains a major challenge despite offers of help

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

June 14, 2022

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The last residents of the Riverchase apartment complex in East Nashville have two weeks to move out.

Filed Under: Metro, Race & Equity Tagged With: displacement, homelessness, Housing, Jackie Sims, Oracle, Riverchase apartments, Virginia Holland

Displaced: Riverchase residents feel tension as community groups split on their demands of developer

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

June 2, 2022

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On a sweaty Friday morning in April, three P.A.T.H.E. workers and a volunteer are coordinating moves for Riverchase families. One family needs a huge bean bag brought to them in the motel or their storage unit — depending on logistics.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity Tagged With: CREA LLC, displacement, Housing, Jackie Sims, McFerrin Park, Melissa Cherry, Oracle, P.A.T.H.E, Riverchase apartments, sean parker, Stand Up Nashville

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