At the request of the West Area Business Council (WABC), a volunteer organization formed by members of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Nashville Civic Design Center conducted a short study of the opportunities afforded in adopting portions of the area’s Urban Design Overlay, especially those related to awnings and signage. An Urban Design Overlay (UDO), is a zoning tool, developed by the Metro Planning Commission.

The series of drawings below illustrate what Hillsboro Pike could look like with the larger, billboard scale signs removed, replaced with smaller signs, and with new sidewalks and streetscaping.
 

Existing Conditions
 

Large Billboards Removed - signage located on buildings
 

Powerlines Removed - buried underground or relocated to rear of buildings
 

New Lighting, Sidewalks and Streetscaping
 

OTHER RESOURCES:

Green Hills Urban Village Plan

- Metropolitan Planning Commission (6.5 mb pdf)