Saturday, September 6, 2014

A Comparison Of Nashville's Sidewalk Ratio to A City with Universal Sidewalks - in Pictorial Form



In recent days, I have had a lot of questions about Nashville's sidewalk to roadway ratio.  It is a little hard to wrap your head around the ratio so I drew a picture of it. 

Nashville
0.45 miles of sidewalks to 1 mile of roadways 
Population > 600k 








To clarify, compare Nashville to Minneapolis.  There, all roads are essentially lined with sidewalks on both sides!  Imagine!

Minneapolis
1.97 miles of sidewalks to 1 mile of roadways 
Population 400k 








If Minneapolis can sidewalk their city with a significantly smaller population - can't Nashville???



Contact Info:
thesidewalkfoundation@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/shadeparadenashville

Want to help?
- call Public Works at 311.  Request a sidewalk.
- donate to The Sidewalk Foundation - 1 sq foot of sidewalk = $50.  
- Walk [your city] signs:  $25. 
- come to The Mayoral Candidate Coffee on Walkability.  https://www.facebook.com/events/359966430823457/
- come to Pedestrian Paradise. Bowling/Elminton Park  Oct 19th 4-7p  http://shadeparadenashville.blogspot.com/2014/08/pedestrian-paradise-needs-your-help.html
- Wear a NASHVILLE NEEDS SIDEWALKS race bib when walking!  For all the drivers who honk at you when you are in the road - show them why!
- WALK!


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