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      Founded in 2000, the Nashville Civic Design Center (NCDC) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to elevate the quality of Nashville's built environment and to promote public participation in the creation of a more beautiful and functional city for all.

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    Upcoming Events Living the Plan PARK(ing) Day Pecha Kucha Urban Design Forum CityThink Tours Young Urbanists
    • PechaKucha 34: Placemaking

      December 17, 2019

    Living the Plan

    As a celebration of The Plan of Nashville, the Annual Luncheon and other events bring a visionary thought leader to Nashville showcasing urban design and civic engagement issues. Learn More

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    PARK(ing) Day

    An internationally recognized event where parking spots in various cities and towns are transformed into pocket parks and parklets on the third Friday of September every year. Learn More

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    Pecha Kucha

    An international event series for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public in a concise presentation format: 20 images x 20 seconds each. Learn More

    • PechaKucha 34: Placemaking

      December 17, 2019

    Urban Design Forum

    A monthly series to present and discuss the role design plays in the city and around the world. Learn More

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    CityThink

    A quarterly lunch discussion focusing on relevant urban design topics affecting Nashville. Learn More

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    Tours

    Neighborhood and building tours throughout Nashville highlighting new developments and contributions to the integrity of Nashville’s built environment. Learn More

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    Young Urbanists

    Events for the young talented, creative minds advocating for great urban spaces, places and activities that engage the community. Learn More

    • PechaKucha 34: Placemaking

      December 17, 2019

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    Shaping Healthy Communities The Plan of Nashville Reclaiming Public Space Design Your Neighborhood Design Studio Moving Tennessee Forward All Projects & Publications

    Shaping Healthy Communities

    The Nashville Civic Design Center, in partnership with the Metro Public Health Department, announced Shaping Healthy Communities: Nashville, in Fall 2011. Learn More
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    Better Cities for Pets

    Partnering to make Greater Nashville a model in providing places for dogs and cats to live, visit and play by supporting shelters, homes, businesses and parks. Learn More

    The Plan of Nashville

    The Plan of Nashville is a community-based vision and set of ten principles to guide public policy, development practice, urban planning, and design. Learn More
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    • Neighborhood Assessment Toolkit

      April 18, 2017

    • Access and Livability: Transit-Oriented Development, The Franklin Corridor

      January 19, 2017

    • Access and Livability, The Missing Middle: Retrofitting the Centers and Corridors of Nashville

      July 5, 2016

    Reclaiming Public Space

    Reclaiming Public Spaces is an initiative aimed at improving the built environment for use by all people. Learn More

    TURBO Nashville

    Tactical URBansim Organizers seeks to make permanent change through temporary pop-up installations in the built environment.

    PARK(ing) Day

    PARK(ing) Day is an internationally recognized event where parking spots in various cities and towns are transformed into pocket parks and parklets.

    Design Your Neighborhood

    Design Your Neighborhood engages youth through an educational curriculum that provides design-based learning and thinking skills. Students become active participants in understanding and engaging with the built environment - serving to expand civic awareness and confidence in creating positive change within their communities. Learn More

    Design Challenges

    Designing Action

    Closed August 13th, 2012
    An IDEAS competition to envision the many ways that infrastructure promoting active, healthy-living could accomplish Nashville’s desire to become the “Healthiest City in the Southeast.” Learn More

    University of Tennessee Design Studio

    Through a partnership with the University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Architecture and Design (UTK CoAD), NCDC coordinates various studies throughout the year that allow architecture students to study potential “real world” projects in Nashville. Learn More

    • A New East Bank Neighborhood in Nashville

      November 15, 2017

    • Placemaking: Challenges + Opportunities in Metro Nashville

      March 9, 2017

    • The Charlotte Avenue Healthy Corridor

      March 1, 2017

    Moving Tennessee Forward

    This initiative focuses on the design elements used throughout Nashville and looks at potential new developments, infrastructure, and transportation options to implement in the future. Learn More
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    Most Recent Projects

    • Reclaiming Public Space In Downtown Nashville: Vol. 2

      October 24, 2019

    • Alleyways of Nashville

      March 4, 2019

    • Fairgrounds Public Meetings Report

      August 1, 2018

    All Shaping Healthy Communities Projects & Publications All Plan of Nashville Projects & Publications All Design Your Neighborhood Projects & Publications All Design Challenge Projects and Publications All Reclaiming Public Space Projects & Publications All UT Design Studio Projects & Publications All Moving Tennessee Forward Projects & Publications All Projects & Publications
  • Education & Outreach

    Design Your Neighborhood engages youth through an educational curriculum that provides design-based learning and thinking skills. Students become active participants in understanding and engaging with the built environment - serving to expand civic awareness and confidence in creating positive change within their communities. Learn More

    Volunteer

    • Volunteer with DYN

    TURBO Nashville

    Tactical URBansim Organizers seeks to make permanent change through temporary pop-up installations in the built environment.

    Outreach

    • Reclaiming Public Spaces
    • Design Your Neighborhood Documentary
    • Neighborhood Assessment Toolkit
    • Nashville Favorite Places Survey
    • Envision Broadway Pilot Project Survey
    All Design Your Neighborhood Projects and Publications

AARP Action Report: Community Challenge Grant

AARP Action Report: Community Challenge Grant

Watch the recap of the Celebration of Neighborhoods Festival.

This publication is a summary of the results and findings of the Grant awarded to NCDC from AARP. This project used tactical urbanist methods to influence neighborhood change.

 

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