The Pattern That Connects

Mar 28, 2018

Some people run, others swim, read, bike, paint, hike, maybe you even do yoga. I juggle. Merriam-Webster defines a juggler as “one skilled in keeping several objects in motion in the air at the same time by alternately tossing and catching them.” This definition...

Nashville, It’s Time for Good Transit

Mar 9, 2018

“While walkability benefits from good transit, good transit relies absolutely on walkability.”  From One-Mile Radius- Building Community from the Core by Mark Deutschmann With Metro Nashville Council’s recent approval of the “Let’s Move Nashville” transit referendum,...

Building Community from the Core

Jan 24, 2018

The 12South Story: How to revitalize a community without losing friends and alienating groups “We should call it 12South,” I said, musing about how we could  revitalize and rebrand the community. I’ll always remember this moment. It was nothing huge, but pivotal in...

Nashville transit plan a boon for real estate market, pros say

Sep 15, 2017

Don Hayes is looking forward to walking out the front door of his new East Nashville townhome and stepping aboard a train that takes him downtown without having to fight Gallatin Pike’s notorious traffic congestion. “I have used a mass transit system a few times when...

Greenways attract Nashville home buyers, developers

Sep 13, 2017

Victor Wilson looks forward to eventually riding his bike on a greenway from his home in the Nations on Nashville’s west side to events downtown or to a public transit stop on nearby Charlotte Pike without ever having to be on a street with cars and other vehicles....

With latest condo project, Mark Deutschmann digs deeper into East Nashville

Sep 13, 2017

One of the most influential developers in the revitalization of a number of urban Nashville neighborhoods once again has East Nashville in his sights. Mark Deutschmann’s Core Development Services is pursuing a proposed 190-unit development on East Trinity Lane, on...