Tuesday, January 25, 2011

January 25th Update

Cumberland Avenue Streetscape Project

The City of Knoxville is pleased to announce that based on public comment, budget numbers and preliminary plans we will be able to put overhead electrical transmission lines underground, rather than moving them into the alleys bordering Cumberland, when construction beings on the Cumberland Avenue Corridor Project.

For more information please view the City's press release here. If you have any questions or comments feel free to contact me at awallace@cityofknoxville.org.

Monday, January 24, 2011

January 24th Update

KAT Update:
The downtown trolley system serves a variety of needs including connecting UT to downtown; connecting visitors from hotels to the convention center; connecting outlying parking to downtown employment; and connecting Knoxville Station to downtown. KAT hopes to determine the best way to serve these needs given the continuing growth and change to the downtown area.

KAT is continuing to gather public input on the downtown trolley system. The second of two public meetings will be held on Tuesday, January 25th at 5:30 p.m. in the Market House room of the Chamber Partnership offices on Market Square. The public is encouraged to attend and provide input.

For those unable to attend one of these meetings, comments can also be made by calling KAT (865.637.3000), or via the "contact" section of our website, www.katbus.com. Written comments can also be sent to KAT Trolley Input, 301 Church Avenue, Knoxville TN 37915.

CAMA Update
The Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association (CAMA) has worked over the last several months to obtain an intern who can assist them with marketing, social media, and information distribution especially as the streetscape project is forthcoming. Ana Richters, a Junior, in Communications Studies at the University of Tennessee has been selected by the organization to fill this role. Ms. Richters started attending the monthly Merchants Association Meetings in December and has recently started a blog on behalf of CAMA. You can view the CAMA Blog here or look for the link on the right hand side of this page.

Ft. Sanders Stakeholder Meeting
The next regularly scheduled stakeholder meeting for the Ft. Sanders District is scheduled for Thursday, February 3rd at 4:30 pm in the University's Visitors' Center at 2704 Kingston Pike. The purpose of the meeting will be to continue communication between the stakeholders in the Fort Sanders Neighborhood including small businesses, residents, the City of Knoxville and organizations like Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and the University of Tennessee. This meeting is open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend.

Friday, January 14, 2011

January 14th Update

Greetings and Happy New Year to all!

Our consultants at Vaughn & Melton shared an article regarding the City of Chicago's road diet for Lawrence Avenue which has similarities to the proposal for Cumberland Avenue. Check out the articles here and here. Below are photos of the Lawrence Avenue street conditions.

Existing streetscape conditions on Lawrence Ave. east of Western. Photo courtesy Ald. Eugene Schulter.

(From: Center Square Journal, July 6, 2010)


Proposed streetscape conditions (not finalized) on Lawrence east of Western. Photo courtesy Ald. Eugene Schulter

(From: Center Square Journal, July 6, 2010)




The Cumberland Avenue Corridor project is continuing with detail design work and preliminary plans.


Weekend Opportunities
Saturday January 15, 2011
17th Annual Eskimo Escapades
Volunteer Landing
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m

YWCA Race Against Racism 5K & 1 Mile Walk
YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center
Registration: 11:30 am
Race: 1 pm
5 K Run / 1 Mile Walk to Celebrate Diversity.

Sunday January 16, 2011
MLK "A Night with the Arts"
Bijou Theatre
6:00 PM
Performances by A Night with the Arts Tribute, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Opera and the MLK Choir.
Monday January 17, 2011

Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade
MLK Blvd.
10:00 AM
Annual Parade starting at Tabernacle Baptist Church and concluding at Great Warner AME Zion Church


Thanks for your continued interest! Have a safe and fun weekend and here's to a prosperous 2011!