Background reports and brief summaries

Volunteer teams of local experts continue to prepare detailed reports on issues affecting growth and progress in Nashville and Davidson County. Those, and concise summaries of related issues, are on our background reports page.

The NashvilleNext Speaker Series: expert perspectives

Seven nationally-known experts on planning and urban growth issues shared their thoughts during our NashvilleNext Speaker Series this spring; video of their presentations and community reaction are on our Speaker Series page.

NashvilleNext

The five stages of NashvilleNext

Creating a comprehensive, countywide plan which will address our many diverse communities will take about three years. Right now, we're about six months into the process and the NashvilleNext team is in the first of those five phases - concentrating on reaching out to as many different communities as possible, and on gathering community members' thoughts and guidance as part of preparing a draft plan.

What do your friends and neighbors think?

We've just assembled over one thousand comments gathered at NashvilleNext community meetings and events in April and early May - and we're still listening!

Community outreach: progress and a plan

Involving as many different communities and constituencies as possible is a basic principle of Nashville Next - two new documents show how our community outreach effort has gone so far and explain what's coming up.

Community Outreach Phase 1 progress report

Community Engagement Plan

Downloadable materials for community groups and volunteers

Community-focused publications for local leaders who are helping their communities and neighborhoods learn more about NashvilleNext.

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"Book a Planner"

Email us to have a planner speak to your neighborhood group, church, or organization.

Schedule of upcoming Book a Planner presentations, updated May 13

Background Reports

Learn about local issues related to our growth and prosperity through detailed reports written by experts in our community - along with concise summaries on each topic.

Training for community and neighborhood leaders

We continue to offer group training sessions for volunteers who are interested in helping their neighborhoods and community groups learn about NashvilleNext.

Click the photo to see video of the first session on April 13; contact us to set up one of your own.