City Parks/Greenways

[markhollin]

Richland Creek Greenway (courtesy of monkeytrent):

[markhollin]

Tusculum Road Park is now Mariposa Park. The name means "butterfly" in Spanish. Itreflects the diversity of the surrounding community and the butterfly - many species of which migrate across continents - symbolizes the immigrant experience.

Metro Parks has recently acquired a 10-acre property on Tusculum Road to be developed as Nashville's next great park! It is one of the few properties in the area that remains largely undeveloped and will now be permanently protected as open space. The new park will help fulfill Metro Park's strategic goal of prioritizing new parks for residents living in in areas of Davidson County that are currently underserved.

More here:

https://www.nashville.gov/departments/parks/planning-and-development/park-plans-and-projects/mariposa-park?utm_term=nashtoday&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nashtoday&utm_content=nashtoday

[chc3]

An early spring in Shelby Bottoms.

[markhollin]

Edwin Warner Park (courtesy of monkeytrent):

[Baronakim]

4 hours ago, markhollin said:

 

 

i remember when all the roads through the parks were drivable back in the 1950s.  Much nicer now as walking trails.

 

Edited March 4, 2023 by Baronakim

[Baronakim]

On 3/3/2023 at 8:43 AM, chc3 said:

An early spring in Shelby Bottoms.

 

 

 

Those stinky bradford pear hybrids need to taken out all over the Bottoms before they take over.  Those are  horribally invasive and not native.  There is no need for them anywhere in our parks!

Edited March 4, 2023 by Baronakim

[markhollin]

Narrows of the Harpeth Park (courtesy of monkeytrent):

[donNdonelson2]

I was one of thousands who enjoyed the beautiful late afternoon by walking at Centennial Park.  Here a few of my favorite photos.

[Rick Dalton]

12 hours ago, markhollin said:

Narrows of the Harpeth Park (courtesy of monkeytrent):

Oh wow very nice

[donNdonelson2]

Panorama shot of part of the property that is being developed into Ravenwood Park. (The bench in the shot remains from when it was placed along one of the old Ravenwood Golf Course cart trails that were temporarily set up as walking trails before actual development of the new city park.) It is a beautiful property and will become one of the grand jewels of Metro’s Park System.

[Archibum]

16 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

Panorama shot of part of the property that is being developed into Ravenwood Park. (The bench in the shot remains from when it was placed along one of the old Ravenwood Golf Course cart trails that were temporarily set up as walking trails before actual development of the new city park.) It is a beautiful property and will become one of the grand jewels of Metro’s Park System.

Is there an estimated opening date for the phase 1 playground? 

[donNdonelson2]

19 minutes ago, Archibum said:

Is there an estimated opening date for the phase 1 playground? 

I have seen no projection of an opening date.

[markhollin]

The State of Tennessee has paid $4.3 million for about 11.8 acres of raw land located on the fringe of Radnor Lake State Park.

According to a Davidson County Register of Deeds document, the seller was non-profit Friends of Radnor Lake.

The address of the Oak Hill property is 5070 Villa Crest Drive, with the parcel sitting on the north perimeter of, and adjacent to, the state-controlled park.

Friends of Radnor Lake paid about $5.1 million for the property in December 2021, Metro records show. The nonprofit, led by president Will Robinson, previously sold properties to the state so that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Recreation Resources Division could protect those properties from development.

Radnor Lake State Park, also known as Radnor Lake State Natural Area and with a main address of 1160 Otter Creek Road, spanned 1,368 acres prior to the transaction. Created in 1973, its mammal species include otters, beavers, fox, mink, muskrat, bobcat, coyote and white-tailed deer. No camping, hunting or picnicking is permitted at the park.

More behind TheNashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/state-pays-4-3m-for-radnor-lake-area-site/article_0225bd16-bdd0-11ed-a4e4-b3aed06a2fb5.html

[markhollin]

Bicentennial Mall (courtesy of monkeytrent):

 

 

 

 

 

 

[markhollin]

Cheekwood (courtesy of monkeytrent):

[chc3]

Redbuds on the Bicentennial Mall and view of the mall and Germantown from the Capitol.

[markhollin]

CityNowNext has some new info, rendering,  and diagrams for the 25 acre Wharf Park beyond Rolling Mill Hill along the Cumberland River:

https://citynownext.com/2023/03/13/south-bank-a-collaborative-rebranding-of-this-downtown-nashville-community/

[Brichar4]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

CityNowNext has some new info, rendering,  and diagrams for the 25 acre Wharf Park beyond Rolling Mill Hill along the Cumberland River:

https://citynownext.com/2023/03/13/south-bank-a-collaborative-rebranding-of-this-downtown-nashville-community/

I’m sure it will get adjusted for cost some what but just seeing the general goals here is quite exciting. More activation on the river has always been needed in the parks, could set a good precedent for what they want to do on the east bank eventually!

[MLBrumby]

I recall that an original plan for the riverfront had a lot of the floating dock walkways (I guessed because the river banks at areas is too steep), but what would the complications of doing that be along the whole west bank?  I imagine access points would be fewer and a challenge to build, especially to be ADA compliant.  Was that proposal broomed? 

[bigeasy]

On 3/8/2023 at 4:44 PM, markhollin said:

The State of Tennessee has paid $4.3 million for about 11.8 acres of raw land located on the fringe of Radnor Lake State Park.

According to a Davidson County Register of Deeds document, the seller was non-profit Friends of Radnor Lake.

The address of the Oak Hill property is 5070 Villa Crest Drive, with the parcel sitting on the north perimeter of, and adjacent to, the state-controlled park.

Friends of Radnor Lake paid about $5.1 million for the property in December 2021, Metro records show. The nonprofit, led by president Will Robinson, previously sold properties to the state so that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Recreation Resources Division could protect those properties from development.

Radnor Lake State Park, also known as Radnor Lake State Natural Area and with a main address of 1160 Otter Creek Road, spanned 1,368 acres prior to the transaction. Created in 1973, its mammal species include otters, beavers, fox, mink, muskrat, bobcat, coyote and white-tailed deer. No camping, hunting or picnicking is permitted at the park.

More behind TheNashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/state-pays-4-3m-for-radnor-lake-area-site/article_0225bd16-bdd0-11ed-a4e4-b3aed06a2fb5.html

Pretty big loss if Friends of Radnor Lake paid $5.1M and sold for $4.3M just 15 months later. I am assuming there is some sort of tax deal or other benefit? If not that seems like a really bad usage of nonprofit money to lose 15% in that investment. 

[markhollin]

Radnor Lake (courtesy of monkeytrent):

[markhollin]

Bicentennial Mall (courtesy of Kalucci):

[chc3]

Long walk through Shelby Bottoms yesterday morning. Surprisingly quiet.

[nashscan]

On 3/13/2023 at 11:24 AM, Brichar4 said:

I’m sure it will get adjusted for cost some what but just seeing the general goals here is quite exciting. More activation on the river has always been needed in the parks, could set a good precedent for what they want to do on the east bank eventually!

How is Metro going to keep it from becoming  Tent City II?

[markhollin]

Centennial Park (courtesy of Kalucci):