Over the last few weeks, city staff has continued to meet with stakeholders regarding the draft Form Code and the Streetscape concept plans including meetings with representatives of the Historic Fort Sanders Neighborhood Association, Knoxville Area Transit (KAT), the City's Operations Team, the Mayor's Student Advisory Board, and individual property and business owners. The discussions are going well and we would like to thank everyone for their comments and questions as we continue this public comment period.
Also this week, I was invited to participate in a panel discussion at the Nashville Complete Streets Workshop. Complete Streets are road networks that are safer, more livable, and welcoming to everyone. It was a great opportunity to discuss the Cumberland Ave. Streetscape project and the efforts of both local and state government to transform this strip into a more attractive, economically successful, vibrant and safe corridor.
If you would like more information about the workshop please visit: http://www.nashvillempo.org/completestreets.html
If you're interested in the Complete Streets Design Guidelines that were created for the Knoxville Regional Transporation Planning Organization (TPO) by Gresham Smith and Partners please visit: http://www.knoxtrans.org/plans/complete_streets/index.htm
Thanks for your continued interest! I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable weekend.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Happy New Year! January 8th Update
Greetings everyone! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season.
City staff is continuing to meet with property and buisness owners along the corridor to discuss the draft Cumberland Ave. Corridor Form District and the concept designs for the Streetscape project. If you or someone you know would be interested in a one on one meeting regarding your property or business and this plan, please contact Anne Wallace at awallace@cityofknoxville.org. Also the draft code is currently being reviewed by the city's law department and an independent consultant.
Staff also attended the Cumberland Ave. Merchants Association (CAMA) and provided a project update on Wednesday, January 6th. The CAMA meets the first Wednesday of every month at 3:00 pm in the Old College Inn to discuss items of interest for merchants along the corridor; everyone is welcome and invited to attend. If you would like more information about CAMA, please visit: http://www.cityofknoxville.org/policy/cumberland/cama.asp
Finally, staff is finalizing the recommendations that came out of the Ft. Sanders Long Range Planning effort and will post the recommendations on this blog in the next few weeks.
Thanks for your continued interest and have a safe, happy, and prosperous new year!
City staff is continuing to meet with property and buisness owners along the corridor to discuss the draft Cumberland Ave. Corridor Form District and the concept designs for the Streetscape project. If you or someone you know would be interested in a one on one meeting regarding your property or business and this plan, please contact Anne Wallace at awallace@cityofknoxville.org. Also the draft code is currently being reviewed by the city's law department and an independent consultant.
Staff also attended the Cumberland Ave. Merchants Association (CAMA) and provided a project update on Wednesday, January 6th. The CAMA meets the first Wednesday of every month at 3:00 pm in the Old College Inn to discuss items of interest for merchants along the corridor; everyone is welcome and invited to attend. If you would like more information about CAMA, please visit: http://www.cityofknoxville.org/policy/cumberland/cama.asp
Finally, staff is finalizing the recommendations that came out of the Ft. Sanders Long Range Planning effort and will post the recommendations on this blog in the next few weeks.
Thanks for your continued interest and have a safe, happy, and prosperous new year!
Friday, December 11, 2009
December 11th Update
City staff is continuing to meet with institutions, property owners, and business owners along the corridor to review the draft form code and to share the concept designs for the streetscape project. If you would like to meet with staff to discuss these items, please contact Anne Wallace, awallace@cityofknoxville.org. We would be happy to meet with you. We will continue to reach out to various stakeholders in this area while we are awaiting the approval of the Categorical Exclusion request for the streetscape project and the consultant's review of the form based code.
Additionally, KUB held a public meeting on Thursday, December 10 at Knoxville Redeemer Church for a proposed Electric Substation. Concept designs were available for viewing and the public had an opportunity to comment and ask questions of several KUB employees. KUB representatives mentioned that additional information may be available on their website for anyone unable to attend last night's meeting.
PUBLIC NOTICE:
Neyland Drive Lane Closures – KUB crews will temporarily close the inside east- and westbound lanes on a section of Neyland Drive between Lake Loudoun Boulevard and Leinard Lane daily from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., starting on Monday, December 14, and lasting through, Friday, December 18, as temporary paving is installed in the median in advance of work on the wastewater collection system. One east- and one westbound lane of Neyland Drive will remain open during this period. All lanes on this section of Neyland Drive will be reopened during overnight hours.
Additionally, KUB held a public meeting on Thursday, December 10 at Knoxville Redeemer Church for a proposed Electric Substation. Concept designs were available for viewing and the public had an opportunity to comment and ask questions of several KUB employees. KUB representatives mentioned that additional information may be available on their website for anyone unable to attend last night's meeting.
PUBLIC NOTICE:
Neyland Drive Lane Closures – KUB crews will temporarily close the inside east- and westbound lanes on a section of Neyland Drive between Lake Loudoun Boulevard and Leinard Lane daily from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., starting on Monday, December 14, and lasting through, Friday, December 18, as temporary paving is installed in the median in advance of work on the wastewater collection system. One east- and one westbound lane of Neyland Drive will remain open during this period. All lanes on this section of Neyland Drive will be reopened during overnight hours.
Monday, December 7, 2009
December 7th Update
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Ft. Sanders Long Range Planning Meeting last Thursday. We are editing the Recommendations and Implementation Strategies to reflect the comments from the full committee. The recommendations should be available to post soon.
Up coming meetings of interest for the Ft. Sanders Community:
* CITY TO PROVIDE OVERVIEW OF HENLEY STREET BRIDGE PROJECT
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 6:00PM
Graystone Presbyterian Church
139 Woodlawn Pike, in South Knoxville.
John Hunter, chief traffic engineer for the City of Knoxville, will provide an overview of the project. Officials of the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will be on hand to answer questions.
The five-lane bridge, built in 1930, is due for extensive repairs. The entire deck has to be replaced, along with the supports leading from the arches to the deck. No date has been established for the work.
* PROPOSED UT SUBSTATION PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday, December 10, 6-7 p.m.
Knoxville Redeemer Church (Chapel/Multipurpose Room)
1642 Highland Avenue
The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the proposed construction of an electric substation at the corner of Dale Avenue and N. Seventeenth Street.
Please contact KUB at 594-7531 if you have questions about the meeting.
Up coming meetings of interest for the Ft. Sanders Community:
* CITY TO PROVIDE OVERVIEW OF HENLEY STREET BRIDGE PROJECT
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 6:00PM
Graystone Presbyterian Church
139 Woodlawn Pike, in South Knoxville.
John Hunter, chief traffic engineer for the City of Knoxville, will provide an overview of the project. Officials of the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will be on hand to answer questions.
The five-lane bridge, built in 1930, is due for extensive repairs. The entire deck has to be replaced, along with the supports leading from the arches to the deck. No date has been established for the work.
* PROPOSED UT SUBSTATION PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday, December 10, 6-7 p.m.
Knoxville Redeemer Church (Chapel/Multipurpose Room)
1642 Highland Avenue
The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the proposed construction of an electric substation at the corner of Dale Avenue and N. Seventeenth Street.
Please contact KUB at 594-7531 if you have questions about the meeting.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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