Thursday, November 19, 2009

November 20th Update

The draft of the Cumberland Avenue Corridor Form District code is now available online at the City's website: www.cityofknoxville.org/cumberland or through MPC's website: http://www.knoxmpc.org/.



Please review this document carefully and feel free to contact me at awallace@cityofknoxville.org if you have any questions or comments. We are planning a minimum of a two month comment period for the draft code. Additionally, the City's Law Department and an independent consultant will also be providing a thorough review of the document.



Additionally, the notes from the November 5th Ft. Sanders Long Range Planning Subcommittee meetings have been compiled and are available in the Links section of this page. Thanks and have a great weekend - go Vols!

Friday, November 13, 2009

November 13th Update

Thanks to everyone who attended meetings this week on the Cumberland Ave. Corridor Project and last week's Fort Sanders Long Range Planning Subcommitee meetings. It has been a busy month!

Minutes from the November 5th Fort Sanders LRP Subcommittee meetings are being compiled and should be posted next week. The focus of the the Quality of Life Subcommittee was to work on compiling recommendations for the full committee and the Long Range Physical Planning group discussed in detail recommendations for improvements to traffic circulation within the neighborhood for all modes of traffic. The final meeting for this process will be Thursday, December 3rd.

The Cumberland Ave. Advisory Board met on Wednesday, November 11th and discussed the status of the Streetscape Project and Urban Design Plan; a copy of the agenda packet will be available in the Links section. TDOT has indicated that their review of the Environmental Clearance request is close to complete; the next step is to submit the document to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for final review. City staff provided an summary of the Traffic Memos provided by our consultants, Gresham Smith & Partners and a summary of the Form Based Code for Cumberland.

A public meeting was held on Thursday, November 12th to present the draft Form Based Code for review. A copy of this presentation will be available in the Links section and on the Cumberland Ave. Corridor Project webpage (www.cityofknoxville.org/cumberland). A draft of the code will also be published to the City's website in the next few days. Please send any comments or questions regarding the draft code to me at awallace@cityofknoxville.org.
Thank you!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

KUB Traffic Advisory for PACE 10 Project

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: November 3, 2009
From: KUB Community Relations (Contact No. 594-7988)
Re: Traffic Advisory – Lane Closure for Utility Work (weather permitting) Cumberland Avenue Lane Closure – KUB crews will close one westbound lane of traffic on a section of Cumberland Avenue between 19th Street and 21st Street from 9 a.m. - noon, Wednesday, November 4, for sewer system inspection work. One westbound lane and both eastbound lanes of Cumberland Avenue will remain open during this period.

Appropriate traffic control measures will be in place to assist motorists traveling in this area. Due to the presence of workers and equipment, motorists are advised to use caution when traveling through this work zone.

PACE 10: A 10-year program to improve Knoxville's waterways through major investments in wastewater system improvements and cooperative efforts with customers and the community to address related environmental issues.