Midtown Road-eo Festival Thursday, July 18 Seeks Feedback on Upcoming Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Projects

On Thursday, July 18, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the Centennial Sportsplex ADA Room, the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) is hosting the Midtown Road-eo Festival to showcase several upcoming multimodal transportation projects. The event will provide information, answer questions, and offer residents, commuters, and visitors the opportunity to share their feedback. Snacks will be available and door prizes will be awarded.

Among the projects at the event, attendees can learn more about the Church Street Bikeway, a project included in the recently approved Connect Downtown plan. The complete streets project seeks to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety while considering traffic volume on this high-injury roadway. The project includes existing and project future traffic, pedestrian, bicycle and parking improvements from downtown to midtown via Church Street and Elliston Place.

The Athena Bikeways project includes the planning of bicycle facilities and complete street improvements that connect to several midtown streets. The process includes identifying existing conditions, conducting various analyses on parking and capacity, and engaging the community. The project includes portions of 25th Avenue North, Patterson Street, 29th Avenue North, Acklen Park Drive, Long Blvd., and Burch Avenue. Additionally, an ADA compliant multi-use trail across the northwest corner of Centennial Park from the intersection of 29th Avenue North and 31st Avenue North to Park Plaza will be considered.

Representatives from NDOT will have information and be available to answer questions about transportation-related issues including the Choose How You Move transportation program. Additional NDOT partners and groups including WeGo Public Transit, and Nashville Connector will participate in the event.

Learn more about the Church Street and Athena Bikeways projects.

Learn more about the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure.

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