The Design & Development Strategy (D&DS) is a Metro Nashville Planning Department initiative to evaluate how current policies, zoning, design standards, and development processes are shaping growth in Nashville’s rapidly changing urban core. The project aims to improve predictability in development while supporting livable, human‑centered places, protecting historic and cultural assets, and aligning growth with the long‑term vision of NashvilleNext. The D&DS will also explore integrating recent countywide plans into the urban core framework and assess the feasibility of a Transferrable Development Rights program to help preserve important sites. Overall, the study will create a coordinated foundation for future policy discussions about growth and development in Nashville’s most urban areas.

Jefferson Street is one of Nashville’s most iconic transportation corridors and the Jefferson Street Corridor Study will work with the community to make it safer and more accessible for all users while maintaining the unique character of the corridor. The study is part of the Choose How You Move initiative, which aims to improve sidewalks, signals, service, and safety across our community.

Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure's Neighborhood Street Traffic Calming Program is designed to identify, prioritize, and help mitigate the undesirable effects of traffic in residential neighborhoods. View all active engagement opportunities for traffic calming on this page or go to Nashville's Neighborhood Street Traffic Calming Program for more information.