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Report suggests how Metro can make quick progress on long-standing street safety issues

By Cynthia Abrams

June 4, 2025

Local advocacy group Walk Bike Nashville released their “State of Our Streets” report Tuesday. It details what the group sees as wins and failures of city government.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: bike lanes, Nashville transit referendum, pedestrian deaths, Sabrina Sussman, sidewalks, Walk Bike Nashville

Affordable housing, bike safety and the arts dominate funding requests during Nashville Metro Council’s pre-budget public comment period

By Cynthia Abrams

February 8, 2024

housing Nashville construction

Given an invite to share thoughts about Nashville’s spending priorities, residents turned out for Tuesday night’s Metro Council meeting.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, bike lanes, budget, Capital spending plan, city budgeting, infrastructure, Metro Arts, Metro budget, Metro Government, Nashville Metro Council, pedestrian deaths, sidewalks

Police are searching for hit-and-run drivers after a deadly month for Nashville pedestrians

By Char Daston

November 9, 2023

The 2700-block of Dickerson Pike. Jeffrey Tidwell, a pedestrian, was struck and killed here on November 9th, 2023. The road features 4 lanes and no sidewalks.

Nashville has had five deadly hit-and-run crash in as many weeks.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: crosswalks, pedestrian deaths, sidewalks, transportation

Walkers and cyclists have complained for years about Nashville builders blocking paths. Now the city is about to require better access.

By Caroline Eggers

August 19, 2022

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Nashville will now require construction projects that block right-of-ways for more than seven days to construct a temporary walkway.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: bike lanes, construction, development, sidewalks

To build new sidewalks in Nashville, it’s a balance of safety, equity and climate concerns

By Caroline Eggers

October 25, 2021

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Nashville is requesting public feedback on its new WalknBike plan, which prioritizes how sidewalks and bike lanes are built across the city.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate, concrete, equity, sidewalks

Midway Through 2020, Nashville’s Pedestrian Deaths Are Setting New Records

By Tony Gonzalez

June 22, 2020

Nashville crosswalk

Midway through 2020, Nashville is again experiencing high pedestrian fatalities. The city is ahead of last year’s record-setting pace, when 32 people were fatally struck by vehicles. Fifteen people have died as of June 20, including three in a recent eight-day span, according to Metro police.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: public safety, sidewalks, transportation, Walk Bike Nashville

Nashville Could Raise Several Fees And Permit Costs As Council Hunts For Budget Solutions

By Tony Gonzalez

February 18, 2020

Nashville Metro Council

With another difficult budget conversation approaching, Nashville’s Metro Council is beginning to check the couch cushions for spare dollars.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: beer, Metro budget, Nashville Metro Council, sidewalks, Steve Glover, taxes

Nashville Sidewalks: There Aren’t Enough, And Progress Is Slow, But Some New Ideas Seek To Jumpstart Expansion

By Tony Gonzalez

February 7, 2020

Nashville sidewalk

The lack of sidewalks is a perpetual complaint across Nashville, and a new analysis suggests frustrations will continue unless the city makes a major funding change.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Emily Benedict, Nashville Metro Council, sidewalks

Nashville Pedestrians Fight Construction-Related Sidewalk Closures With A Hashtag

By Tony Gonzalez

October 1, 2015

Listen One consequence of Nashville’s construction boom: Displaced (and grumpy) pedestrians. As many as a dozen sidewalks at a time have been closed recently near downtown construction sites.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: David Briley, sidewalks

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