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Walk Bike Nashville

What kind of street will anchor Nashville’s East Bank? Advocates push for changes to Metro’s vision

By Cynthia Abrams

August 21, 2025

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East Bank Boulevard — the street that will one day serve as a major corridor in Nashville’s future East Bank neighborhood — is causing debate. Metro has put forth a six-lane proposal, which pedestrian and bicycle advocates say is unsafe.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: civic design center, East Bank, East Bank Boulevard, East Bank Development, Freddie O'Connell, mayor freddie o'connell, Meredith Montgomery, Southern Environmental Law Center, Think Tennessee, Veronica Foster, Walk Bike Nashville

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

Can Nashville ever overhaul its transit system? Here’s what the candidates for mayor think.

By Cynthia Abrams

June 8, 2023

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Five years after a plan to revamp Nashville’s transportation network was defeated, the candidates in this year’s mayoral election are rethinking what public transit looks like in the city as it struggles to support its explosive growth.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: civic design center, mayoral candidates, Mayoral Race 2023, metro, Nashville Metro Council, Nashville transit referendum, neighbor 2 neighbor, public transit, transit, Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee, transit funding, Trevecca Nazarene University, Urban Housing Solutions, Walk Bike Nashville

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

Walk Bike Nashville pushes the city to keep public infrastructure open during private events

By Paige Pfleger

August 12, 2022

During last week’s Music City Grand Prix, walkers and bike commuters trying to cross from the east side to downtown were met with roadblocks. The pedestrian bridge was closed, and so were some bike lanes and streets.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Walk Bike Nashville

Why more Nashvillians are turning to e-bikes to get around

By Paige Pfleger

March 9, 2022

Bikes with electric motors, or e-bikes, have been controversial. But last year, Nashville began allowing them on the city’s greenways, with a speed limit of 15 miles an hour.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: BCycle, cycling, e-bikes, ebikes, greenways, transportation, Walk Bike Nashville

‘Support the police – that’s Nashville’: Metro Council passes controversial license plate readers

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

February 3, 2022

Metro Councilmember Courtney Johnston
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Nashville will test out license plate readers in a six-month pilot program.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: John Cooper, license plate readers, Metro Government, MNPD, NDOT, Walk Bike Nashville

Fatal Crash Resurfaces Costly Questions About Scooter Safety In Nashville

By Samantha Max

October 4, 2021

electric scooter Nashville
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Police say a tourist lost control of her scooter and hit a semi-tractor on 3rd Avenue. That’s also where the city once considered creating a protected lane for bikes and scooters.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, electric scooters, transportainment, Walk Bike Nashville

The Music City Grand Prix Is Here, So Are Traffic Issues For Cyclists And Pedestrians

By Alexis Marshall

August 6, 2021

This weekend’s Big Machine Music City Grand Prix is revving up. The inaugural festival is expected to attract upwards of 140,000 attendees to downtown Nashville. It’s also causing traffic disruptions, and not just for automobiles.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Music City Grand Prix, Nashville Fairgrounds, Pedestrian Bridge, Walk Bike Nashville

Record Deaths Of Nashville Pedestrians Prompt Roadside Memorials

By Tony Gonzalez

November 16, 2020

Nashville pedestrian memorial

Nashville is now in its deadliest year for pedestrians. Recent fatal strikes have pushed past what had been a record-setting death toll in 2019.

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

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