A new “spotlight” report by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (and which accompanies another report focused on measuring sustainable mobility) has some recommendations for Nashville. Their ‘long-term’ recommendations include:
- Expanded pedestrian network (which will happen, with still-newish Sidewalk law, thanks to the efforts of Walk Bike Nashville and others — so it’s more a question of how fast)
- Frequent bus network redesign (~in the planning process), and
- Curbside management policy to prioritize [more sustainable, space-efficient modes than single-occupancy cars].
I laid these thoughts out on Twitter first — here’s the original thread
On this last one Nashville may be setting itself up to fail. Metro is reviewing proposals to “modernize” street parking (they were due in September). “Modernize” appears [not wholly, but largely] to be a euphemism for “monetize” in this case — the revenue from this plan is, damningly, already included in Metro’s budget for 2019.
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Zak Accuardi 