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The Urban Land Institute Speaks: We’ve Got Personality (and Problems)

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 13, 2014

Anticipation built through the week last week as the Urban Institute panel worked overtime looking at sites around the city, interviewing interested parties and determining recommendations. Originally contracted to review the Supreme Court site and the...

How Could We Change James White Parkway?

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 8, 2014

In this installment of his series on how to transform downtown Knoxville, Just John examines James White Parkway, which he affectionately calls our “highway valley.” It addresses, at least indirectly one of the sites targeted by...

Major Downtown Project Updates (Plus Bonuses)

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 6, 2014

I’ve mentioned them before, but progress is being made on the first two projects to convert parking spaces to buildings (in one case a former building along with the surface parking). One is a bit more...

The Urban Land Institute is Coming! What Does That Mean to You?

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 2, 2014

Last spring I heard rumblings that the Urban Land Institute would visit Knoxville. I didn’t really know what that meant and didn’t tune in until the summer when I realized the outside group would look at...

What to Do with the World’s Fair Park?

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 1, 2014

Back for another round, Just John takes a look at the World’s Fair Park. It has elicited quite a bit of conversation in recent months and one such exchange followed his piece about making Henley Street...

Henley Street and Nearby Interchanges

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 24, 2014

In the most recent guest post by Just John he examined the possibility of converting Henley Street to a multiway boulevard. One question that immediately raises in my mind is the complicated mess of access ramps...

Another Attempt at a Henley Solution: A Multiway Boulevard

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 17, 2014

Over three years have passed since I first took up the topic of Henley Street. The problem, as I see it, and I know some disagree, is that it is an unnecessary barrier between downtown and...

Do Cars Eat Buildings? Ask Whitney Manahan!

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 16, 2014

I often hear from visitors to our city that Knoxville has done a good job keeping its old building stock. It’s interesting to consider since, for those of us keeping an eye on such matters, it...

Saying “Goodbye” to Pryor Brown Parking Garage

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 15, 2014

The end of the line appears imminent for Pryor Brown. The struggles to save the building have been well documented and I’ll not add much to that, here. It was just over a year ago that...

A Little Trolley Talk

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 12, 2014

I mentioned the trolley when I wrote about the opening of Publix, but I’ve never really talked much about them, so I wanted to give them a little more space. Of course, for those of you...

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The Urban Land Institute Speaks: We’ve Got Personality (and Problems)

How Could We Change James White Parkway?

Major Downtown Project Updates (Plus Bonuses)

The Urban Land Institute is Coming! What Does That Mean to You?

What to Do with the World’s Fair Park?

Henley Street and Nearby Interchanges

Another Attempt at a Henley Solution: A Multiway Boulevard

Do Cars Eat Buildings? Ask Whitney Manahan!

Saying “Goodbye” to Pryor Brown Parking Garage

A Little Trolley Talk

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