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NASHVILLE By Nora Kern, Lauran Canacaris, and Ethan Skaggs
Going the Extra Mile...or Extra 45

What does it mean to serve well? A route options so that people of all bicycle the Nashville community. This initiative
quick glance in the dictionary shows the skill levels can participate: the City Tour reinforces that streets should be safe and
definition in verbs and phrases such as “to (9 miles), the Local Tour (25 miles), or the comfortable for all users – pedestrians,
promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial Grand Tour (45 miles). Routes are chosen cyclists, transit users, and automobile
to.” Synonyms are “to nurture or to foster.” by Walk Bike Nashville staff and volunteers drivers and reminds drivers that the
Take a quick glance into our communities, to highlight Nashville’s neighborhoods, street is a priority street for pedestrian
and you will see this in action…our public bikeways and scenic greenways. Each route and bicycle activity. Music City Pedal
works professionals, quietly working in the is well-defined with on-the-road markings, Prix will be held on August 7th before the
background, being useful and beneficial in which is especially helpful to beginner new Music City Grand Prix Indy car race
our communities through the work we do riders. and will allow the community to walk,
every day. In addition to introducing people to run, skate, or bike on the racetrack from
Service does not stop when the whistle riding in Nashville, the Tour de Nash helps 7:30-8:30 am. Walk Bike Nashville goes
blows at the end of the work day. We support the efforts of Walk Bike Nashville. beyond organizing events and educational
continue to serve well as we go out into our Since 1998, Walk Bike Nashville has sought programs. It also is heavily involved in
communities with our families, friends, to make Nashville more walkable, bikeable advocacy working with Metro Nashville
and fellow citizens. We also serve through and livable. Other events organized by
our engagement, support, and participation Walk Bike Nashville include:
with organizations that foster and nurture Open Streets Nashville temporarily
our communities. LDA Engineering’s closes the streets to cars to allow people
mission of building STRONGER. to reconnect to their communities, get
HAPPIER. COMMUNITIES. is the active, and play in the streets. Plateau to
“why” behind, and the dedication to, Percy is a 225-mile, 4-day bike tour along
serving communities well. The LDA team Tennessee’s scenic roads. This ride raises
continues their service after the work bell funds for to support Walk Bike Nashville’s
has rung and goes the extra mile; or in this Families for Safe Streets Program (FSS).
case the extra 9, 25, or 45 miles. The FSS is an advocacy and support group
2021 Tour De Nash for victims and family members of traffic
On May 15, LDA Engineering was violence. Slow Streets is a collaboration
able to continue the mission through between Metro Public Works and Walk
sponsorship and participation in Walk Bike Nashville where soft road closures are
Bike Nashville’s 17th annual Tour de Nash. placed at designated streets throughout
This event allowed LDA to join over 1,350
community members and cyclists and see
firsthand the vital roles that sidewalks and
bikeways play in the Nashville community.
Tour de Nash is the largest urban bike Sidewalk Network (above) Bikeway Network (below)
ride in Nashville, aimed at encouraging
Nashvillians to get outside and explore the
city by bicycle. The Tour de Nash has three

LDA Bikes (above) 12th Ave S Project Map (below)
Graphic courtesy: Metro Nashville

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