Planning Department

Strategic Plan for Sidewalks & Bikeways

Welcome to the home page for the Sidewalks and Bikeways Strategic Plan in Nashville-Davidson County! Thank you for visiting us.

March 2003

Strategic Sidewalk Plan Available for Download

The Comprehensive Sidewalk Program Implementation

View Sidewalk Project Information and Maps


You may have noticed that Nashville is growing fast! As it does, sidewalks and bikeways are essential to keeping our community healthy and happy. Sidewalks and bikeways can be used by residents of all ages, from kids to seniors. They provide better mobility, increased safety, more attractive neighborhoods and improve the overall quality of life.

That's why Metro has created a Strategic Plan for Sidewalks and Bikeways. The plan was adopted in February 2003. It guides the city in making decisions about where and how to build sidewalks and bikeways.


Comments or Questions?

For comments or questions on implementation of the plan/construction of sidewalks and bikeways please contact:

Sidewalks -- Lee Kenderdine
Sidewalk Manager
Metro Public Works
Email lee.kenderdine@nashville.gov

or

Bikeways -- Jason Radinger
Project Engineer
Metro Public Works
Email jason.radinger@nashville.gov


For comments or questions on policies and planning for sidewalks and bikeways please contact:

Adetokunbo Omishakin
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner
Metro Planning Department
Email adetokunbo.omishakin@nashville.gov

Adetokunbo Omishakin is also the project coordinator for Music City Moves! a public/private partnership of organizations interested in encouraging healthy living through daily use of sidewalks and bikeways. Feel free to contact him about Music City Moves! or click HERE for more information.


Purpose of the Plan
The purpose of the Strategic Plan for Sidewalks and Bikeways is to enable Metro to effectively plan and implement sidewalks and bikeways that improve safety, enhance mobility, and promote a higher quality of life. The plan provides Metro with a blueprint for making walking and bicycling attractive, safe, and practical transportation options for citizens throughout Nashville and Davidson County.

The finished Strategic Plan provides the following:
  • recommended pedestrian and bicycle networks
  • design standards for constructing sidewalks and bikeways
  • criteria for establishing priorities (i.e. what gets done first)
  • recommended changes to relevant ordinances and regulations
  • public education and enforcement recommendations
  • an assessment of funding mechanism