Register at events.tennessean.com or watch live on housing.tennessean.com: Dec. 20 at 6 PM.

The Tennessean's 12-part "Costs of Growth and Change in Nashville" series was a project of the community and about the community.

We sought to raise consciousness about affordable housing and influence elected officials, business leaders, and longtime and new neighbors to think and act.

The response has been overwhelming in terms of correspondence, social media posts and tweets, and commitment to solving the problem.

► Read More:Affordable housing in Nashville: Not now, not never

While the final column ran on Sunday, it is fitting that the project will officially conclude with a community event Wednesday sponsored by the Nashville Public Library.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a photography exhibit showcasing my project partner George Walker IV's work over the year.

At 6 p.m. we head into the auditorium to watch a mini-documentary about the lessons we learned from the series.

► Read More:'Costs of Growth and Change' series: What's happened? Where are they now?

After that, a panel will discuss the ongoing challenges and ideas for solving them. The panel comprises:

Ruby Baker, president, Bordeaux Hills Neighborhood Association

Paulette Coleman, affordable housing committee chair of Nashville Organized for Action and Hope

Marshall Crawford, president and CEO of The Housing Fund

Hon. Freddie O'Connell, Metro councilman, District 19

Floyd Shechter, president and CEO of Smart Space

If you have not registered yet for the event, please RSVP at events.tennessean.com. We are nearing capacity. If you cannot make it, the documentary and panel discussion will be streamed live on housing.tennessean.com.

Also, I have received several questions about whether the headline "Affordable housing: Not now, not never" was intentional. The answer is "yes."

The idea was to juxtapose two realities: The short-term problem has no easy solution, but the groundwork is being laid to solve the problem in the future.

David Plazas is the director of opinion and engagement for the USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee and opinion and engagement editor for The Tennessean. Call him at 615-259-8063, email him at dplazas@tennessean.com or tweet to him at @davidplazas.