Inside of Knoxville

Tour de Lights 2023 Lights Up the Town with Holiday Market and Ride

Heather Ryerson·December 12, 2023

The 2023 Tour de Lights was a partnership between Bike Walk Knoxville and Visit Knoxville. This new partnership brought some exciting changes and kept the fun ride and costume contest participants have enjoyed in the past....

Open Streets Knoxville 2023 Rounds Out Weekend Festivities

Heather Ryerson·June 5, 2023

Bike Walk Knoxville sponsored its 10th Annual Open Streets event this weekend in North Downtown Knoxville. The first-ever loop route took walkers, bikers, skateboarders, and roller skates through the streets of Knoxville that are ordinarily for...

Tour de Lights 2022 Spreads Joy on Two Wheels

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 12, 2022

I’d really forgotten how fun and, well, joyful the Tour de Lights event is for the city. This years rendition, sponsored as always by Bike Walk Knoxville and Visit Knoxville, this year’s Tour drew somewhere over...

Open Streets, Sevier Avenue, Knoxville, May 2018

Open Streets and Long Table Dinner Tell a Knoxville Story

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 21, 2018

It’s one of those days in the city that goes a long way toward encapsulating who we are. There are events every day, of course, and all of them combined create a narrative that shows our...

Open Streets Moves East – The Clouds Part

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 24, 2017

It was a slow start for Open Streets Knoxville this past Sunday. Rain had fallen all morning and after walking from home to the route on Magnolia, there was a notable absence of people. To be...

Open Streets, Spring 2016

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 17, 2016

The second Open Streets Knoxville event could not have ordered a more perfect day. With sunshine and temperatures in the sixties and low seventies, it was picture perfect. This time around was different for everyone –...

Open Streets Knoxville Returns This Spring

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 29, 2016

As intimated last fall, Open Streets will return to Knoxville this spring and the route will be similar to, though a bit different from the last run. Last October’s event was a success by any measure,...

Knoxville Gets Its Move On: Open Streets 2015

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 26, 2015

It felt a little weird at first, didn’t it? I think maybe more so for those of us who are often pedestrians. Walking on a sidewalk and being very cautious when walking in the street are...

“Open Streets” Comes to Knoxville in October!

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 5, 2015

Clearly, there were many of us who were taken with the idea of Gil Penalosa’s Ciclovia: The City of Knoxville and Bike Walk Knoxville have spearheaded an effort that will bring an “Open Streets” event to...

Complete Streets

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 17, 2014

I’ve heard the term “complete streets” thrown about, including recently by the Urban Land Institute panel. Shortly after their visit city council scheduled a vote about “complete streets.” I found a couple of links that helped,...

Bike Walk Knoxville

Tour de Lights 2023 Lights Up the Town with Holiday Market and Ride

Open Streets Knoxville 2023 Rounds Out Weekend Festivities

Tour de Lights 2022 Spreads Joy on Two Wheels

Open Streets and Long Table Dinner Tell a Knoxville Story

Open Streets Moves East – The Clouds Part

Open Streets, Spring 2016

Open Streets Knoxville Returns This Spring

Knoxville Gets Its Move On: Open Streets 2015

“Open Streets” Comes to Knoxville in October!

Complete Streets

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville

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