Lacking infrastructure and transit pushes retail off Nashville’s thoroughfares

Many locals believe Gallatin Avenue, designated an “Immediate Need Multi-Modal Corridor” by the NashvilleNext plan, needs some serious improvements when it comes to walkability and transit. And a major new redevelopment plan for the Lincoln Tech campus in East Nashville has put a spotlight on the question of the busy corridor’s viability for new businesses and retail storefronts.

Southern Land Company held a series of community engagement meetings this week to present its plan for the property, which SLC is under contract to buy from Lincoln Tech. Notably, the plan for a mixed-use development did not include any retail space directly on Gallatin, and instead pulled all active-use space into the middle of the development at the intersection of Strouse and Trevecca avenues.