Overview
The validity of the Plan of Nashville, and its eventual success, hinge on the acceptance 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 downtown elementary school or convention center.Four-Stage Process:
1. Research by design professionals, planners, and historians on Nashville's history, culture, and prior planning led to a better understanding of why the city looks and works the way it does today.
2. Citizens identified current concerns and priorities in the neighborhoods, in the city, and in the region.
3. The community's aspirations and ambitions for the city directed the development of the principles and goals of the Plan.
4. A team of design professionals--particularly the staff of the Nashville Civic Design Center--assisted by writers and editors, formulated the Plan of Nashville as the embodiment and amplification of the three prior stages.
