Antioch Pike Tactical Urbanism and Open Streets
Antioch Pike Tactical Urbanism and Open Streets
Nashville Department of Transporation and Multimodal Infrastructure is working with Walk Bike Nashville and the Civic Design Center on creating temporary healthy built environment interventions and activations that could inform lasting change on Antioch Pike.
Project Overview
The Antioch Pike Tactical Urbanism Project is a community-led effort facilitated by NDOT to reimagine a one-mile stretch of Antioch Pike from Nolensville Pike to McCall in South Nashville. This project seeks to address safety, mobility, and environmental concerns, creating a healthier, safer, and more livable corridor for residents and visitors. Tactical urbanism relies on community initiative to use temporary, low-cost tools to test out a new street design. It gives community members power to take the lead on envisioning a street that works for them. NDOT will consider long-term, permanent solutions based on the community-led process.
Timeline
In February 2024, NDOT met with community stakeholders, including Council Member Ginny Welsch, Glencliff Neighborhood Group, Cosecha Community Development, Wright Middle School, Walk Bike Nashville, and Civic Design Center. This site visit included a walk audit of Antioch Pike. NDOT addressed immediate maintenance needs on the street, including sidewalk repairs and crosswalk paint restriping. Community stakeholders agreed for NDOT to apply to the Tennessee Department of Health’s Healthy Built Environments grant for a tactical urbanism project and open streets event.
In June 2024, the Tennessee Department of Health sent NDOT a Notice of Award for the Healthy Built Environments Grant. NDOT has taken on the role as grant manager and has designated Civic Design Center to facilitate the tactical urbanism project and Walk Bike Nashville to facilitate the open street.
The Open Street is planned for November 3, 2024. Civic Design Center is currently engaging with community members to develop a tactical urbanism concept to submit to NDOT for approval. Civic Design Center expects to work with the community to implement the tactical urbanism project in spring 2025.
On December 15th, 2024, the Civic Design Center and NDOT attended Desfiles de Navidad Christmas Parade, hosted by Nashville Noticias. We shared some design ideas for Antioch Pike and got feedback from neighbors attending the event.
Following the passing of Jianzhu Yu, a pedestrian hit on her regular daily walk, we attended a vigil in her honor. We'll be hosting a North Glencliff Community Listening Session at the Coleman Community Center on February 12th, 2025. We hope the Glencliff neighbors will come out to discuss their feelings on the neighborhood streets near Antioch Pike and what they'd like to see to make it safer.
In April 2025, we will be finishing the first mile long tactical urbanism installion along Antioch Pike as part of the Flatrock Fest. Stay tuned for how you can get involved!
Glencliff Neighborhood Group has announced the inaugural FlatRockFest 2025, a neighborhood arts and culture festival held in the Glencliff High School parking lot on April 26th, 2025, from 12-5 pm. It will feature an art exhibit, live music, food, local business pop-ups, and much more!
At this event, the Civic Design Center, along with neighborhood volunteers, plans to finish a mile-long tactical urbanism installation that seeks to expand on previous work from Open Streets.