Be a Greenways Connector
Fall 2026
Learn about an upcoming North Nashville project and connect with your neighbors
Our next cohort of Greenway Connectors is focused on engagement around one future greenways project: the Charlotte Corridor Rail-with-Greenway. Community members who live in or near the Clifton Avenue neighborhood in North Nashville are encouraged to apply. Read more about this program below. Apply before Sunday, October 4!
A five-week program for a select group of neighborhood participants to learn more about the Charlotte Corridor Rail-with-Greenway, followed by an input-gathering period led by participants
Deadline to apply: Sunday, October 4!
Five sessions will take place on Tuesday evenings -- October 13, October 20, October 27, November 3, and November 10 -- always 5:30-7:30pm and always with food provided, at a pending neighborhood location(s).
All selected Connectors will be provided with a small stipend ($500 total) following their successful participation in the sessions, and their successful completion of the input-gathering process. This stipend is intended to honor participants’ time and expertise, and help cover any childcare and/or transportation costs that may be incurred.
- Any community member living in the Clifton Avenue area, or nearby, interested in learning more about the greenway project
- Neighbors willing to learn survey-gathering techniques and then implement them
- Attend all 5 meetings (1 absence is permissible, if necessary – but full participation strongly encouraged)
- Stay open-minded, respectful of fellow neighbors’ opinions
- Co-develop short survey through the meetings
- Commit to gathering neighbors’ input by getting survey responses (following the 5 sessions)
- Stipends (digital Visa gift cards) will be awarded following participants’ successful participation. The stipend is intended to honor participants’ time and expertise, and to help cover any childcare and/or transportation costs that may be incurred.
- Optional, but strongly encouraged, participation in a post-survey neighborhood report-out and celebration event
- Apply by Sunday, October 4
- Greenways for Nashville is seeking a small group that can be as representative as possible of the Clifton Avenue neighborhood at large: diversity in age, race, and length of time lived in the neighborhood will all be important factors
- We seek a balanced representation of opinion about the greenway project
- Sessions are on Tuesday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm, from Oct 13-Nov 10
- Greenways for Nashville will provide food at the beginning of each session
- Plenty of time for trust-building and for neighbors to get to know one another better throughout the series
- Some information-sharing and education, but mostly full-group and small-group conversation
- The Charlotte Corridor Rail-with-Greenway is a long-term project, but with next steps picking back up within the Metro Parks department. Getting neighbors’ input early on will help inform the project as much as possible, and will allow the neighborhood time to prepare.
- Opportunity for community members to connect with one another
- For community input and guidance on the greenway project
- To develop future advocates
Content is still being finalized, but our general plan is:
- Session 1: Welcome to Clifton Avenue and Greenways Introduction
- Session 2: Greenway Benefits and Neighborhood Conservation
- Session 3: Field Trip
- Session 4: Building Our Neighborhood Survey
- Session 5: Meaningful Listening and Input Preparation