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Metropolitan Development and Housing Authority Parking Study - Nashville, Tennessee In 2008, TimHaahs assisted TVS Design with a design for parking to serve the new Music City Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The owner, the Metropolitan Development and Housing Authority (MDHA) asked TimHaahs to develop a better understanding of parking needs for the entire downtown central business core, which including the area where the Music City Convention Center will be built. TimHaahs studied all public and private parking facilities in downtown Nashville, and determined parking adequacy in two crucial zones, North of Broadway and South of Broadway. These areas included over 12,000 on and off-street spaces.  TimHaahs examined peak hour parking demand, characteristics and management to develop a better understanding of the downtown. TimHaahs also identified current and future parking adequacy based on proposed growth and proposed developments. Despite the perception of inadequate parking in certain areas, TimHaahs demonstrated that the major issue was not a need for more parking, but rather a strong need for more effective parking management. Our recommendation consisted of forming and implementing a Transportation Management District for improving parking management strategies such as enforcement, shared parking, valet parking and improving visitor and tenant parking. 
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