Metro has selected engineering and land-planning firm Kimley-Horn and Associates to lead the city's North Nashville community engagement and Jefferson Street study.
The city requested bids from consultants in October 2023 — after the former Jefferson Street Cap project stalled in late 2021. The request noted that the engagement process needed a “more robust strategy.”
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