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the ‘do better’ bill
It’s unanimous: when you know better, you do better! On January 2nd 2018, Metro Council unanimously passed the “Do Better” Bill on its third and final reading.
Is this a game changer?
It doesn’t take a PhD in economics to understand that the “It City” boom hasn’t created opportunities for all Nashvillians. Just ride through J.C. Napier Homes. You’ll see that in spite of unprecedented growth, working-class communities of color have yet to prosper from it.
‘Do Better’ Bill Raises Expectations
This legislation would take practical steps toward transforming our city into a place where all residents have a chance to fully participate in and contribute to Nashville’s economic development and prosperity. This simply is not the case right now.
Airport Expansion must help community
In front of a packed boardroom, Jackie Sims and Anne Barnett presented Stand Up Nashville’s vision for how the airport expansion can be used to create good jobs and fight poverty in Nashville.
report from meeting creating airport jobs
Sixty intrepid souls braved torrential rains and tornado warnings to discuss how the $1.2 billion airport expansion could be used to uplift North Nashville and other designated Promised Zones throughout the city.
Business as usual won’t fly
Nashville’s airport, BNA, is the fastest growing airport in the country. It’s getting a $1.2 billion dollar investment to expand, which will create hundreds of new jobs. Will these be good, family sustaining jobs?
Vigil for workers killed on the job
“A great city can grow without these preventable deaths,” said Stand Up Nashville spokesperson Odessa Kelly.
The State of Displacement in Edgehill
As property values rise in the growing city, residents are being pressured to sell their homes. Rising rent and forced evictions due to rapid development are just a few of challenges facing low-income Nashvillians.
