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Most Nashville homes aren’t within walking distance of transit. A new report says zoning reform could add homes and change that.

Cynthia Abrams

April 22, 2025

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As Nashville struggles to house its ever-growing population, a new report has proposed a solution: zoning reforms.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: growth and development, Nashville Metro Council, Nashville transit referendum, NEST, rezoning, The Urban Institute, zoning

Citizen Nashville: How zoning works

Steve Haruch

July 19, 2023

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What’s allowed to be built in my neighborhood? Can I build a second unit on my property? How can I make sure new construction will benefit my community and not harm it? The answers to these questions all come back to the city’s zoning code — more than 200 pages describing what kinds of buildings […]

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs Tagged With: inclusionary zoning, rezoning, zoning

For one family at East Nashville’s Riverchase development, frustration and mixed messages about where to go next

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 7, 2022

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The future for renters at an affordable housing complex in East Nashville continues to hang in the balance. 

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: affordable housing, development, East Nashville, Housing, Oracle, rentals, rezoning, Riverchase

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