Park(ing) Day 2021
For five years, (here’s a look at the 2018 event) the East Tennessee American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the East Tennessee Community Design Center (ETCDC) has hosted Park(ing) Day. The annual event is designed to...
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There’s Not Enough Parking! Knoxville Celebrates Park(ing) Day
It’s a constant refrain in cities around the world: There just isn’t enough parking. What it generally means is one of two things or a combination of the two: “I don’t know where to find parking,”...
Cycling, Buses, Cars, Walking and More: Recent Articles
I realize I’ve fallen behind on sharing articles I find on the topics we cover. I realize this because I’ve got several dozen bookmarked and not used for articles. I accumulate them and look for connecting...
What Makes a City Happy? Healthy? Smart? Here’s Your Answer (Sort of)!
Those are the questions, aren’t they? If we had smart cities with happy and healthy citizens, we’d have unlocked the secret to many of our problems. So how do we do that in a general sense?...
Getting Cars Off the Street and a Couple of National Shout-Outs for Knoxville
Today we’ll look at some of the issues we talk about or reference often on this city and I’ll share some of the good reading I’ve done recently on each of the topics. We’ll end with...
Speaking of Driver-less Cars: Here They Come (?)
It was only three weeks ago, writing about downtown paving, that I facetiously implied maybe it wasn’t necessary because we will soon need to re-evaluate our entire car-centric infrastructure. We had fun discussing the topic. Obviously,...
Guest Post: Alex Pawlowski looks at Automobiles in Knoxville
I always find a jewel when I attend Pecha Kucha. Often there is one and often there are several presenters who are doing something cool and related to our topics on Inside of Knoxville. We’ve...