Complete Streets
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,...
Development
Urban Land Institute: World’s Fair Park, McClung Site and the Coliseum Site
The study panel from the Urban Land Institute made themselves completely clear in maintaining that the green space, though perceived by some to be underutilized, should be preserved, with none of it developed. Further, they want...
Urban Land Institute: Henley and Supreme Court Recommendations
Let’s take a look at the Henley Street suggestions made by the Urban Land Institute. It’s interesting that Henley Street made a late addition to the list since city administrators and City Council have in the...
The Urban Land Institute Speaks: We’ve Got Personality (and Problems)
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?
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)
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?
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?
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
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
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...