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Titans stadium

Nearly two years in, early skeptics help steer East Bank and stadium projects forward

By Cynthia Abrams

January 2, 2025

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2025 will mark two years since Nashville passed what was one of the nation’s largest-ever sports subsidies. That contentious deal for a new Tennessee Titans stadium was tied to another major project: development of the East Bank. Here’s where the projects stand.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: 2024 Year in Review, East Bank, East Bank Development, Nissan Stadium, Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

Here’s how project leaders expect the East Bank to unfold

By Cynthia Abrams

April 21, 2024

As it is now, the east bank of the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville consists of the soon-to-be-replaced Nissan Stadium, a sea of concrete and not much else. But, that’s not for long.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: East Bank, East Bank Development, Nissan Stadium, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Titans stadium, TPAC

IndyCar moves season finale from downtown streets to Nashville Superspeedway amid NFL construction

By Jenna Fryer, AP

February 14, 2024

IndyCar will move its September season-ending championship finale from the downtown streets of Nashville to the superspeedway in Lebanon because of construction surrounding the Tennessee Titans’ new stadium, organizers announced Wednesday.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Lebanon, Music City Grand Prix, Titans stadium

With major infrastructure costs and mounting concerns from Indigenous leaders, here’s where the East Bank development stands

By Cynthia Abrams

January 24, 2024

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This week, city officials offered a rare glimpse into planning for the East Bank development. 

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, East Bank, East Bank Development, Indigenous, Indigenous history, Indigenous rights, metro, Nissan Stadium, Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

A new East Bank neighborhood, more bike lanes and a better hubNashville app — these are on the wishlist from Mayor O’Connell’s transition team

By Char Daston

November 21, 2023

Mayor Freddie O'Connell (left), meets with the chairs of his three transition committees, (left to right) Alex Jahangir, Christy Pruitt-Haynes, and David Esquivel. They chair "How Nashville Moves," "Works," and "Grows," respectively. They sit in white armchairs on a stage with a colorful flowchart projected above them.

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell has received recommendations from the transition committees he convened in September to examine how Nashville should “move, grow and work.”

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Alex Jahangir, Christy Pruitt-Haynes, David Esquivel, Freddie O'Connell, hubNashville, Titans stadium, transition team

The Tennessee Titans are getting a new stadium, a new dome and the largest sports subsidy in the US

By Cynthia Abrams

April 26, 2023

Opponents outnumbered supporters Tuesday night at a Metro Council meeting, as the Titans sought to seal the deal on their stadium.

Filed Under: Metro, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Ginny Welsch, Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

New Nashville football stadium plan advances to final Metro Council vote

By Cynthia AbramsandTony Gonzalez

April 19, 2023

Nashville football stadium protest

The ambitious proposal for a new Tennessee Titans football stadium in Nashville has advanced through its second vote and is now one meeting away from approval.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Jennifer Gamble, John Cooper, Nashville Metro Council, Sports, Titans stadium

Community members want answers before Nashville commits to a new Titans stadium

By Steve Haruch

March 10, 2023

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On Tuesday, the plan to build a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans cleared one more hurdle in Metro Council. Community members are now asking the Council to slow the urgency to approve the plan until questions are answered.

Filed Under: Features, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: East Bank, Tennessee Titans, Titans, Titans stadium

Community members weigh in on the future of Titans stadium

By Steve Haruch

March 9, 2023

Nissan Stadium sign
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On Tuesday, the $2.1 billion plan to build a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans passed on first reading in the Metro Council. Today, we hear from community members about their thoughts and concerns about the proposed stadium.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee Titans, Titans, Titans stadium

Tennessee Titans stadium deal enters final stretch of Metro Council votes

By Cynthia Abrams

March 8, 2023

Nissan Stadium at night

The future of a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans has entered its final series of hurdles. The deal must go through a series of three votes by Nashville’s Metro Council.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

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