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May 4, 2026

Nashville Is Building a New Neighborhood From Scratch. Will We Get It Right?

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Nashville Is Building a New Neighborhood From Scratch. Will We Get It Right?

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The development situation on the eastern bank of the Cumberland River remains confusing, so D7 Councilmember Emily Benedict joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to help us untangle it all. From the amendments Council recently passed putting boundaries on the scrapyard neighborhood (a.k.a. Wasioto Bend) to why the state rerouted $300 million of surplus convention center cash to the East Bank, we’re hashing out the future of Nashville’s most valuable patch of land. When all is said and done, will it still be East Nashville — or are we creating a second downtown?

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