Representatives of Perkins Eastman â the designer of New York s famed Battery Park City, among other public spaces â on Tuesday night launched a public study to determine how best to create development opportunities for the Cumberland River s East Bank.
Via a virtual meeting hosted by Metro Planning Director Lucy Kempf, Perkins Eastman Principal Designer Eric Fang explained from a Nashville hotel room what Nashville can expect from the East Bank Study while a colleague rode alongside the river by scooter to highlight existing conditions.
The meeting followed Mayor John Cooperâs office in April having
announced Perkins Eastman, which focuses on urban waterfront placemaking, will oversee the redesign of the East Bankâs 338 acres. The vast project is anchored in the May 5Â