Public input is sought for "The Plan of Nashville," a plan to create design guidelines for development in downtown Nashville.
"The goals of The Plan of Nashville, as the vision plan is called, are the creation of design guidelines for current and future developments in Nashvilles urban setting and the increase of the publics understanding of community participation... Since June about 75 volunteers have started research in several thematic areas such as topography, mobility, economics, culture, mobility, current conditions and urban form to lay the groundwork for the plans design phase.
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
FULL STORY: Plan of Nashville' seeks public input

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