Nashville Beltway's Future Unclear

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is facing some challenges to the completion of route 840, which opponents say would simply encourage more sprawl.

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November 19, 2000, 10:00 AM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"There's a great sucking sound in Nashville these days: the sound of residents departing for greener pastures in the surrounding counties. And the Tennessee Department of Transportation is determined to spend more than $1.25 billion on a road called 840 to speed them on their way." Yet opponents from both the counties to North and South and advocates for the City of Nashville are fighting what some call a flawed, unbalanced and outdated transportation solution that will only lengthen commutes and promote urban sprawl. -The full text of this article is available in the November 2000 issue of Planning Magazine

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