Nashville is a medium-size city with a rapidly growing central business district. The dilemma being faced by the traffic engineers and planners of Nashville involves conflicting goals. There is a need to Increase roadway capacity and traffic safety, which can be accomplished by removing curbside parking and loading zones. However, such an action would create difficulties for the businesses and their customers and suppliers unless other appropriate measures are taken. This study explored different strategies which can help satisfy both requirements. Issues and problems relating to automobile parking, as well as truck loading/unloading, were investigated through curb space use surveys and also discussions with representatives from a variety of groups: police officers. United Parcel Service, a taxi company, local public transit agency, downtown merchants, planners and traffic engineers, and elected officials. A variety of short-term and long-term actions/policies were recommended. Short-term actions include: adjusting parking fees and duration, discontinuing the current practice of establishing loading zones, designating different loading zones for different types of vehicles such as trucks and courier/parcel vehicles, and relocation of bus stops. Long-range policies include: revising zoning requirements for off-street parking and loading berths, establishing peripheral parking lots and garages to intercept downtown-bound automobile traffic; revising building codes to require centralized freight receiving stations in buildings with multiple tenants. The need for stronger enforcement parking and loading zone regulations was emphasized.