2025 Development Report

2025 City Accomplishments

Bicentennial Park Opening The new 10-acre park features an open-air pavilion, 57 parking spaces, connections to existing trails, a public plaza, multiple picnic areas, and a stage for small community performances and movies in the park.

Safe Streets for All The City of Franklin Safety Action Plan seeks to improve roadway safety by significantly reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries for all road users.

Barn at Harlinsdale Park The completed restoration of the Main Barn at Harlinsdale Farm was recently unveiled in August of 2025 and includes a new roof, siding, updates to kitchen and bathrooms, structural improvements, landscaping, and a new paved road. The barn will serve as a gathering space for public and private community events. Planning Month Mayor Dr. Ken Moore alongside the Board of Aldermen, proclaimed October as Community Planning Month. Planning staff hosted several events including, an UrbanPlan Workshop with Urban Land Institute Nashville, the 2025 Tennessee American Planning Association Conference, a department tour for the Franklin Mentorship program, and Pastries with a Planner in the Park.

Lunchtime Shuttle The City of Franklin and Franklin Transit Authority launched a new free pilot shuttle service connecting Downtown Franklin and The Factory at Franklin. The new pilot service aims to make lunchtime travel much simpler, and sustainable, offering a convenient, car-free way to get around Downtown.

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