News
January 18, 2008
Strategic plan for Sidewalks and bikeways
to be addressed at public meetings
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A series of community meetings will be held to update the public on the Strategic Plan for Sidewalks and Bikeways for Davidson County and to solicit input from the community.
The community meetings will be held in five geographical areas of Davidson County.
- January 31, 5:30 p.m. – Bordeaux Elementary School, 1910 South Hamilton Road (Zone 1)
- February 7, 5:30 p.m. – McGavock High School, 3150 McGavock Pike (Zone 2)
- February 21, 5:30 p.m. – Glencliff Elementary, 120 Antioch Pike (Zone 5)
- February 28, 5:30 p.m. – Hillsboro High School, 3812 Hillsboro Pike (Zone 4)
- March 6, 12 p.m. – Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street (Zone 3)
“I want to encourage residents from all parts of Nashville to participate in these community meetings,” Mayor Karl Dean said. “We’ve made great strides in recent years to accommodate walkers and cyclists. Going forward, we want to make sure decisions about new sidewalks and bikeways are based on the most current information. No one knows our communities’ needs better than the people who live in them and their input is critical to this process.”
The original Strategic Plan for Sidewalks and Bikeways, completed in March 2003, is under review by Metro Public Works and the Metro Planning Department and will be updated based on the Sidewalk Priority Index (SPI) and other factors. The SPI establishes the order for new sidewalk construction and improvements based on proximity to neighborhoods, schools, libraries, parks and other facilities that create pedestrian traffic.
The strategic plan provides:
- Recommended pedestrian and bicycle networks
- Design standards for constructing sidewalks and bikeways
- Criteria for establishing priorities for repair, improvements and new construction
- Recommended changes to relevant ordinances and regulations
- Public education and enforcement recommendations
- An assessment of the funding mechanism
Since the plan was adopted in 2003, the city has added and repaired 124 miles of sidewalks, 94 miles of bike lanes and more than 7,000 wheelchair-accessible sidewalk ramps.
For more information about the sidewalks and bikeways strategic plan, visit www.nashville.gov/sidewalks.