Take a bike ride from downtown to Shelby Park in under 1 minute

Summer is a great time to explore Nashville so I strapped a GoPro camera to my bicycle Thursday and took a ride on Nashville's new Davidson Street multi-use path.

The path runs from the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge to Shelby Park. The 1.75 mile-stretch is the city's longest path for bicyclists and pedestrians that is protected from traffic by lane delineators.

Mayor Karl Dean and Metro Public Works will hold a ribbon cutting for the new multi-use path on Sept. 2 at the east entrance of the bridge. Following a brief ceremony, Mayor Dean will lead a round trip bike ride along this multi-path to Shelby Park.

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