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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

If we are serious about pedestrian safety there's really only one way to ensure that vehicles will slow down and pay attention.. & that is to build infrastructure that forces drivers to slow down and pay attention. There may be outcry, but drivers will adjust to traffic calming. They always do.

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This probably wouldn't happen if we had a rail spur to the airport... People need more than one modality option to get to the airport. Future BRT on Murfreesboro will alleviate vehicle traffic! #BetterBusforBNA www.wsmv.com/2025/09/15/a...

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Airport leadership to review hours-long traffic issue Monday at BNA

The traffic issue was first reported by BNA at about 3:30 p.m., with the last traffic update from the airport being sent out at about 11:15 p.m.

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Strong Towns @strongtowns.org · 27/08/2025

The Jenkins family lives in an ordinary suburban apartment complex less than a ten-minute walk from a grocery store in Gastonia, North Carolina. That should mean their children could make the trip on foot without danger.

A Google Maps screenshot of Gastonia, North Carolina with arrows that point to dangerous design elements of a street.

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Strong Towns @strongtowns.org · 26/08/2025

A crosswalk painted at a dangerous intersection. A bench built at a bus stop. Some cones set out to slow traffic in a school zone. These are some of the small, quick steps people can take to make their places safer and stronger.

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Katherine McDonell @kemcdonell.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Great advocacy here from Meredith Montgomery of @walkbikenashville.bsky.social and Veronica Foster from @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social. Sounds like it's time for @freddieoconnell.bsky.social to take a position.

“We are stuck in this 100-year culture of car-centric. And we have this blank slate of East Bank to build the road however we want to build it,” said Meredith Montgomery, executive director of Walk Bike Nashville and one of the event attendees. “At a time when we are actively retrofitting roads in our city to make them narrower, safer, better for pedestrians, more multimodal — it seems like the current [East Bank Boulevard] plan that’s out there is just building a new version of what we keep trying to fix.”

Nashville is currently led by a longtime walking and biking advocate: Mayor Freddie O’Connell. But he says Metro is still weighing its options. Amid a lot of public pushback against the six-lane design, the mayor’s office hasn’t been eager for a sit-down interview, and didn’t provide one to WPLN News.

“I wouldn’t say I’ve taken a position on it yet,” O’Connell told reporters last week. “The reason I’m not jumping out in front of that is because I do want to understand sort of what the full needs are and look at all the uses we expect there. “

But those “expected uses,” Montgomery argues, could be decided by the design of the street.

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

This @strongtowns.org article talks about the community taking change into their own hands sparking the debate about government control versus government trust. www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025...

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What Happens When Residents Act and Cities Shut It Down

When tension builds between grassroots action and bureaucratic boundaries, cities must choose: partnership or pushback.

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Thanks for sharing this honest observation of the advocacy efforts that are underway for the East Bank Boulevard. This is a huge deal!

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Veronica here, just tuning in from the International Parklet Symposium in San Fransisco! It’s been such an inspiring first day in the birthplace of parklets. Did you know there are over 300 parklets in SF?! We have work to do in Nashville, friends.

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

"The 60-page booklet reads like the Civic Design Center’s long-lost demo tape." 😉

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Parking Reform Network @parkingreform.org · 01/04/2025

The more land we exclusively dedicate to parking, the less land there is for housing. It's that simple.

Venn diagram that says on the left 'I want Abundant Free Parking", in the middle it says 'Does Not Exist', and on the right it says 'I Want Affordable Housing'

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Multimodal infrastructure is responsible and bipartisan. This article is a great example of how to reframe critical infrastructure issues for both parties. These are great talking points for calling your representatives. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Can Progressive Planners Appeal to Conservative Principles?

Trump’s approach to policies like NYC’s congestion pricing isn’t just irrational and wasteful — it defies the tenets of conservatism. But there are ways to reframe the issues.

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Bike and pedestrian infrastructure is not only equitable and sustainable, but it is so much more than that. It's safer for all when our streets are designed for people. Our quality of life improves! This will have negative ripple effects. Full stop. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/03/12/b...

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U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes — Streetsblog USA

Now U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is coming for our bike lanes!

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jeremiah @jerewoo.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

not great folks! there’s nothing historic character about cars killing people on roads people have been walking on roads for literally thousands of years before cars started using them www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...

“devoted to keeping the boulevard’s historic character intact”

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Bike Fun @bikefun.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

💫 TONIGHT!! 💫 Need some basic help with your 🚲 ? Need a 🔧 or workstand for an hour? The Bike Fun Bike Lab hosts open shop twice a month on the second & fourth Tuesdays from 4-7PM at @cosechacommunity in Woodbine. More info at our calendar page www.nashvillebikefun.org/events/

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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Honored to be one of 14 elected officials from across the USA to be selected for the Champions Institute. #Nashville #MetroCouncilNash Special thanks: @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social @urbanistdad.bsky.social @walkbikenashville.bsky.social

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Our team has attended this event in the past and raved about the experience they had. In a time where there are so many uncertainties, this is a great opportunity to understand the state of our resources. anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/event/11128761

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2025 EELU State of the Environment Conference

Discover unique opportunities at! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

It's almost time for the release of @nashville.gov's Housing & Infrastructure Study! There are a few in-person opportunities to get questions answered this week before the study is presented to Metro Council. Otherwise you can check out the online resources here: engage.nashville.gov/housingandin...

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

If anyone receives the Tennessee Dept of Health Built Environment newsletter, they shared this cool article about research on lighted crosswalks to prevent pedestrian deaths. This doesn't feel groundbreaking, so why don't we have these? www.iihs.org/news/detail/... @nashvilledot.bsky.social

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Lighted crosswalks make drivers more apt to yield to pedestrians

Crosswalk illuminators and flashing beacons dramatically increase the likelihood that drivers will yield to pedestrians, a new IIHS study shows.

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Donald Shoup, a parking reform advocate, scholar and author, passed away this month. In honor of his legacy, learn more about how our cities grew into places designed for cars over humans in the quick video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akm7...

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The high cost of free parking

YouTube video by Vox

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

@nashvilledot.bsky.social did you listen to our podcast before you made this decision? If not, so glad we are on the same wavelength! 👀 Hopefully we can help ensure that the design doesn't feel hostile... www.wsmv.com/2025/02/11/p...

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Plans for permanent safety barriers laid out for downtown Nashville

NDOT hopes to have the barriers in place on Broadway by Summer of 2026.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10% then driving went up by 10%.” Still one of the best articles on why building bigger roads leads to more driving. Understanding “The Unbreakabke Law Of Congestion” aka #InducedDemand. Via @wired.com

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What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse

The concept is called induced demand, which is economist-speak for when increasing the supply of something (like roads) makes people want that thing even more. Though some traffic engineers made note ...

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Seems like Senate Bill #0137 regarding eliminating public comment for developments was withdrawn this week. As an organization rooted in community voice, we would be opposed to this legislation and will keep an eye on the issue in general.

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Quin Evans Segall @quinevanssegall.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Looking forward to seeing folks at public comment!

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Civic Design Center @civicdesigncenter.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The Fallon Company, Metro's master developer for the East Bank, has named Shawn Seaman as chief development officer to be based in Nashville. @stelliott.bsky.social

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