Metro Cold Weather Shelter Opens 11 Days in First Month
From Nov. 1 through March, Metro operates overflow shelters to help support the city’s shelter needs during cold weather. The operation complements partnerships with the Nashville Rescue Mission, Room In The Inn, Launch Pad, and Oasis. Overflow shelters open at or below 32°F for three consecutive hours, and are based on capacity and funding. People are encouraged to use long-term shelters like the Mission before seeking the emergency overflow shelter, and decisions about opening are typically made by noon the day before the shelters open. The following shows how many people attended overflow shelters as they opened this season:
Cold Weather Shelter Daily Report
November 29, 2024: 87
November 30, 2024: 122
December 1, 2024: 163
December 2, 2024: 224
December 3, 2024: 225
December 5, 2024: 247
December 6, 2024: 240
December 11, 2024: 180
December 20, 2024: 161
December 21, 2024: 197
December 22, 2024: 201
Metro Creates First Office of Youth Safety
Mayor Freddie O’Connell issued an order at the end of November creating Nashville’s first Office of Youth Safety. The Office, made by Executive Order 53, will be charged with tackling youth safety and well-being in the city. “Our youth are increasingly susceptible to violent interactions, and I join many people in the community who want to change that,” said Mayor Freddie O’Connell. “Any approach to youth safety must be comprehensive and collaborative. Aligning our goals and our collective work in the area of youth safety, provides us the greatest opportunity to prevent violence and criminal justice interactions for youth and improve their educational outcomes and overall well-being.” Metro will appoint a Director of Youth Safety to serve in the Mayor’s Office — the job will work first at uniting all of the current efforts happening in the city toward ending youth violence.
Metro Nashville receives grants to improve Murfreesboro Pike, Nolensville Road
In December, Metro Nashville received two Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants from the US Department of Transportation. The two grants, totaling almost $12 million, will improve Murfreesboro Pike and Nolensville Road. The Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure received a grant of $10 million for work on Nolensville Pike, and WeGo Public Transit received a $1.9 million grant for better bus service on Murfreesboro Pike, the route with the highest transit ridership in Nashville. “These competitive grants will help us accelerate improvements on two of our busiest roads that were a priority of our Choose How You Move program,” Mayor Freddie O’Connell said. “We’re excited to be able to showcase how smarter streets are safer streets, especially on some of our most dangerous roads.”