"What is the city but the people?"

William Shakespeare
Coriolanus 3.1.99

The validity of the Plan of Nashville, and its eventual success, hinge on the accepptance of community-based planning assisted by professional design expertise. This process produces principles and goals developed by, and reflective of, the will of the people at large. These principles serve as the guidelines for future development proposals--for example, a new elementary school or convention center.

To learn more about the process click here.