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April 28, 2026

Nashville Pedestrian Deaths Continue To Rise. Why?

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Nashville Pedestrian Deaths Continue To Rise. Why?

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We are in the final year of Nashville’s Vision Zero plan, which set a goal of zero fatalities on our roads. But pedestrian deaths are rising, bike lanes and traffic calming keep disappearing, and the forthcoming East Bank Boulevard is looking more and more like a highway. Host Marie Cecile Anderson sits down with Charlie Weingartner, chair of the Vision Zero Advisory Committee, to try and figure out what’s going on.

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