Background reports and brief summaries

Volunteer teams of local experts have prepared 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.

Downloadable materials for community groups and volunteers

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

NashvilleNext

Community meetings will begin July 9

Share your vision for our city's and our region's future at a series of public meetings around Metro Nashville during July. Each of the five discussions will be tailored to a specific area of the county.

"Inner-ring" areas - downtown and adjacent parts of East, North, and South Nashville

Monday, July 8, 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Casa Azafran, 2195 Nolensville Pike map

Madison and Donelson-Hermitage

Tuesday, July 9, 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Fifty Forward Center at Madison Chamber of Commerce map

Southeast and Antioch-Priest Lake

Monday, July 15, 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Crossings Event Center at Hickory Hollow map

Bellevue, outer West Nashville, outer Green Hills-Midtown

Thursday, July 18, 5:30 - 8:30 pm

The Temple - Congregation Ohabai Sholom, 5015 Harding Road map

Bordeaux-Whites Creek, Joelton, Parkwood-Union Hill

Tuesday, July 23, 5:30 - 8:30 pm

North Police Precinct, 2231 26th Avenue North map

General meeting

Saturday, July 27, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Sonny West Conference Center, Howard Office Building, 700 Second Avenue South map

"I love our vitality... the people are amazing."

Those are just two of the many responses so far to our current survey - just eleven questions, including "What do you love about Nashville?" Follow the link above to share your thoughts on Metro Nashville's future - we've already posted some selected comments from early responders.

Our photo sharing page provides a place to post photos which show what you like about Nashville, and what you think needs to change - you can also see what your friends and neighbors are saying.

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.

Community Input & Speaker Series

Fall 2012 - Summer 2013

Creating the Vision

Summer 2013 - Fall 2013

Mapping Future Growth & Preservation

Fall 2013 - Spring 2014

Making Policy Decisions

Spring 2014 - Fall 2014

Creating and Adopting the Plan

Fall 2014 - Summer 2015

Reaching out to community leaders

We invited civic leaders from the African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and international communities to learn more about NashvilleNext, local government, and methods for community connection and outreach - an initiative that's critical to the success of the NashvilleNext process.

Watch a short (under four minutes) video from that meeting

Join the discussion!

talk.nashville.next logo Talk.nashvillenext.net is our online community forum for discussion of what Nashville and Middle Tennessee could become.

Get regular updates about NashvilleNext

Use our online signup,

email info@nashvillenext.net,

or call (615)862-NEXT.

"Book a Planner"

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

Upcoming community events which will feature Book a Planner presentations, updated June 18

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 a community leaders' training session on June 3; contact us to set up one of your own.

Community leadership

Your friends, neighbors, and business associates may be among the community members who are guiding NashvilleNext's progress.

Community outreach: progress and a plan

photo of group discussion

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

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