Report: Nashville’s sidewalk, bike lane needs top $800M
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A report says Nashville would need more than $800 million for a wide-spanning plan to build and fix sidewalks and create a bikeway network.
The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2i7o3ik ) that the figures are included in a new draft update to Nashville’s sidewalks and bikeways master plan. The figures account for the next five years of funding needs.
The report says Nashville would need $550 million to build 91 miles of new sidewalks in Davidson County and $223 million to repair sidewalks.
It says $41 million would be necessary to build 41 miles of new bikeways.
Mayor Megan Barry put $30 million for sidewalk paving in her first budget, which is more than the historic norm, but still short of what the new plan recommends.
