Department of General Services

Project in the Spotlight

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From time to time, the ADA Compliance Division calls attention to projects that may provide guidance or examples concerning ADA issues faced by others.

The current project in the spotlight is Phase One of Metro's beautiful new Beaman Park. Officially opened in March 2005, the park spreads over an area of 1,500 acres of land in northwest Nashville/Davidson County that, for the most part, has been left in its natural wild state. Elements installed near the entrance of the park, however, have been designed and constructed to the standards of the ADA, including the paths near the entrance, the upper and lower parking lots, upper and lower pedestrian loops, picnic areas, and the scenic overlooks and plazas.

Visit our current project in the spotlight.

[image] Photo of entrance to Beaman Park. Above the photo is a spotlight with the words, ADA Project in the Spotlight. Below the photo are the words, Beaman Park Phase One.

Additional elements planned for the not-too-distant future include a nature center and restroom facilities, which will also conform to the standards of the ADA.

Click here to read more about Beaman Park elsewhere in Metro's website.

The photos below are of the accessible elements near the park's entrance. (Click any photo below to see a larger version of it, then click your browser's close button to return to this page.)

[image] Lower parking lot, showing an appropriately marked reserved space and passenger loading and unloading zone.Parking
Lower parking lot, showing an appropriately marked reserved space and passenger loading and unloading zone.
[image] Lower plaza as seen from adjacent parking lot.Plaza
 Lower plaza as seen from adjacent parking lot.
[image] Lower plazaLower Plaza
[image] Beginning of lower trail (accessible)Trail
Beginning of lower trail (accessible).
[image] End of accessible lower trail near overlook, beginning of rougher hiking trail.Trail
End of accessible lower trail near overlook, beginning of rougher hiking trail.
[image] View from lower level overlook.Overlook
View from lower level overlook.
[image] Upper plaza near start of pedestrian loop Plaza
Upper plaza near start of pedestrian loop.
[image] Pedestrian Loop (accessible) to top of hill.Pedestrian Loop
(accessible) to top of hill.

How to Contact Us

ADA Compliance Division
1417 Murfreesboro Road
PO Box 196300
Nashville, TN 37219-6300

Email contactADA@Nashville.gov

Phone (615) 862-8744
TTY (615) 862-8951
Fax (615) 862-6767
Relay Service 711

The State of Tennessee provides a relay service at 711 so people who use TTYs can have phone conversations with people who do not have TTYs.

This service is completely confidential, available to anyone 24 hours a day/7 days a week, for calls anywhere in the United States or its territories, at no charge to either person in the conversation.

Dialing 711 works whether or not the person placing the call is using a TTY, since operators who answer use voice and TTY.

Alternate numbers for the relay service

800-848-0298 Person with TTY calling someone without TTY.

800-848-0299 Person without TTY calling someone with TTY.

You may also use the relay service via the internet at
http://www.ip-relay.com/index.htm.

 

 

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