Are you a Nashvillian looking to advocate for positive change in your neighborhood?
You don’t have to do it alone.
Civic Design 101
Civic Design 101 is a collaborative neighborhood ambassador program presented by the Civic Design Center.
Each cohort gets an accelerated crash course on essential urban design principles and the Design Center’s advocacy methods. Participants will then brainstorm solutions to the challenges that have arisen from rapid growth and develop an experimental project to practice shifting ideas to action.
Each session will include interactive lectures by staff and special guests, mini-tours, demonstrations, and fun group work. While there will be optional online continuing education, the in-person format promotes a rich exchange of ideas between advocates and professionals engaged in the redevelopment of Nashville's urban fabric.
Why “Civic” Design?
By definition, “civic” refers to how people are related to their local communities and spaces. Civic duty usually refers to elections where people choose who represents them. In this same vein, civic design refers to how people can shape the places that represent them.
Becoming an Ambassador…
Means being a dedicated civic advocateAll future Civic Design 101 participants that complete the full program and commit to a 2-year volunteer ambassador role will be displayed on our website with their names and neighborhoods so that they can be identified as hyperlocal allies for fellow advocates. Our expectation is that ambassadors will regularly attend their district’s council meetings and participate in their own neighborhood association if one exists. Being in an ambassador role is a continued leadership opportunity that would be not only be valuable on a resume, but valuable to the neighborhood that you represent.