Nashville Beltway's Future Unclear
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is facing some challenges to the completion of route 840, which opponents say would simply encourage more sprawl.
"There's a great sucking sound in Nashville these days: the sound of residents departing for greener pastures in the surrounding counties. And the Tennessee Department of Transportation is determined to spend more than $1.25 billion on a road called 840 to speed them on their way." Yet opponents from both the counties to North and South and advocates for the City of Nashville are fighting what some call a flawed, unbalanced and outdated transportation solution that will only lengthen commutes and promote urban sprawl. -The full text of this article is available in the November 2000 issue of Planning Magazine
- Login or register to post comments
- Email this page
- Traffic Planning for Rock and Roll - Jun 10, 2010
- Leafs All Gone - May 29, 2010
- Chattanooga Turns To Bicycles To Help Homeless - Jul 15, 2009
- Nashville Mayor Seeks Regional Transit - May 29, 2009
- Freight Trains to the Rescue - Jul 02, 2008
Planetizen picks
Contribute
- Murky Future for Two of D.C.'s Architectural Gems
- The Story Behind One of the Most Controversial Buildings in the Country
- The Benefits of Creating Hybrid Zoning Codes
- The Appeal of In-Town Big Box
- The Growing Appeal of Drinking From the Toilet
- How and Why Does an Architect Become Famous?
- Could Good Design Have Prevented the Housing Crisis?
- NY Times Defends the Port Authority
- Expanding the Hong Kong Subway, One Blast at a Time
- Can An Electric Bike Replace A Car?
Volunteerism Plays Critical Role in Reaching World’s Millennium Development Goals
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
Feb 10, 2012
www.flickr.com
|
