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[shaffmr]

Come checkout @ericryansound #cmt #countrymusic #singersongwriter #ericryansound #indieartist #nashville #nashvillenext #ivmm

[aka-v-official-blog]

Had a great time in Memphis tonight!! Next stop: Nashville on Saturday ! 😃🎶 #musicianlife #livemusic #acousticshows #touring #memphis #tennessee #nashvillenext #canadiansinger (at Earnestine & Hazel's)

[infrausa]

Nashville, TN: The NashvilleNext Comprehensive Plan

Find out why @NashvilleNext got the 2016 @APA_Planning #DanielBurnham award & what it means for #Nashville (video)

NashvilleNext, a three-year regional planning effort providing a 25-year vision for Metro Nashville/Davidson County, Tennessee, has been named recipient of the American Planning Association’s (APA) prestigious 2016 Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan. APA’s Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan is presented…

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[walkablenashville]

Nashville speaks! Priority: #walkable neighborhoods. Planning Department presenting #NashvilleNext results at this week's TGHAP meeting. Comment and learn more at Nashville.gov/Government/NashvilleNext

[katieheadricktaylor]

New Tools for Civic Engagement: Share your thoughts on Mindmixer

I might be a little over zealous about the technologies being used in the NashvilleNext general city-wide plan for 2040. For example, on Mindmixer, "a virtual town hall," I am the most frequent user this week. I have also been following the work of Stephanie McCullough of the Nashville Civic Design Center on how to leverage new technologies to increase civic participation. 

Today on Mindmixer, I wrote about something I love about Nashville, and it seems to relate directly to the writings of Richard Florida when he talks about the rising "creative class" of cities.  Here's what I said:

"[In Nashville] There is a youthful, creative energy that breeds innovation.

Nashville has become a city full of young and creative entrepreneurs that care not just about themselves, but about making something relevant and useful to a large portion of residents. Recently, ideas have come from an awareness of what people in Nashville need rather than from a desire for self-improvement. As an example, the Oasis Center and Dan Furbish's Bicycle Workshop show us that innovation can involve collaborating with young people, communities, and can tackle difficult problems that affect actual lives."

I absolutely believe that this "rise of the creative class" (those working in science and technology, business and the professions; and arts, design media, and entertainment) in Nashville has benefitted the city as a whole. But I also agree with Richard Florida that this influx of young energy creates a more complicated landscape for people living in more affordable areas of the city and for those with working-class occupations. While folks in creative class occupations are flourishing in the years following the recession, others are struggling mightily to regain their footing.

I would love to hear someone talk about this tension as it is now occurring in Nashville. How is this an issue to become "civically engaged" around? What are the possibilities for more meaningful collaborations between young professionals and the issues that plague the city?

[katieheadricktaylor]

Parthenon at #nashvillenext

[katieheadricktaylor]

Don't forget to join the Kick-off Event for the NashvilleNext General Plan Update for 2040! There will be speakers, music, interactive stations for your ideas regarding how Nashville should look in twenty-five years, all at the Downtown Nashville Public Library. Participate!