Metro Council approves greenway crosswalk safety study
Metro Parks and NDOT will move forward with a study of crosswalks on Nashville’s greenways.
What This Story Is About
- Metro Council members approved new crosswalk safety measures for Nashville greenways, and Metro Parks will now work with NDOT to study dangerous crosswalks.
Why It Matters
- The measures follow several deaths on Nashville greenways and crosswalks, and the study is meant to help create the city’s first comprehensive safety plan.
What Happens Next
- Metro Council wants the report submitted by April 1 so it can be considered in next year’s budget.
For Context
- People who use the greenways said they have to pay extra attention while they are out, and council member Jacob Kupin said he wants to find a solution.
Catch Up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -Metro Council members approved new crosswalk safety measures for Nashville greenways this week.
As a result, Metro Parks will now work with the Nashville Department of Transportation to study dangerous crosswalks on greenways.
The study is meant to help create the city’s first comprehensive safety plan. The measures follow several deaths on Nashville greenways and crosswalks.
People who use the greenways said they have to pay extra attention while they are out, and council member Jacob Kupin said he wants to find a solution.
“It’s kind of a two-pronged approach. If there are easy, quick fixes, let’s go just do those,” Kupin said.
“To me, before you can execute and figure out where you get the money from, we need to know, ‘What do these even need to be safe?’” he said.
Metro Council wants the report submitted by April 1 so it can be considered in next year’s budget.
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