Our planners work to create and sustain active, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use areas, addressing the needs of walkers and cyclists as well as drivers.
Access Nashville 2040
Access Nashville 2040, the transportation component of the NashvilleNext long-range plan, addresses issues of land use, development, mobility, and environmental preservation as it guides public and private investment and planners’ decisions related to the city’s transportation system.
All transportation improvements should:
- Create a place with efficient community form and transportation choices
- Offer meaningful transportation choices
- Sustain and enhance the economy
- Increase safety and resiliency
- Improve human health and the environment
- Ensure financial responsibility
- Make decisions equitably
- Address transportation from a regional perspective
Transportation Planning Studies
Transportation plays an important role in all our Local Planning Studies.
Related Information
Contact
The Multimodal Transportation Planning and Programming Division is listed in our Staff Directory.
Metropolitan Planning Organization
The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) provides long-range transportation planning for cities and counties across Middle Tennessee. The MPO was in the Planning Department offices through September 2017 and is now affiliated with the Greater Nashville Regional Council.
Local Transportation Plans
Several more specific plans address the street network, bicycle and pedestrian mobility, parks and greenways, and mass transit.
Major and Collector Street Plan
- Implementing Complete Streets: Major and Collector Street Plan (MCSP) for Metropolitan Nashville
- Interactive Major and Collector Street Plan Map maintained by the Planning Department
Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan
Parks and Greenways Master Plan
- Plan to Play
- Contact: Tim Netsch, Assistant Director for Planning and Facilities Development, Metro Parks and Recreation
Mass Transit Plan
- nMotion, the current strategic transit master plan.
- Contact: Felix Castrodad, Director of Planning and Grants, WeGo Public Transit