Subcommittee Visioning Exercise: June 3, 2004

Transportation and Mobility subcommittee – Vision for 2034

• Same or lower congestion – redesigned bottleneck intersections
• Better transportation safety
• More diverse mix of businesses
• Planned Business Hub associated with Chapman – commercial and office, maybe residential
• Improved Public Transportation (and more use of public transportation)  
• Appropriate mix of bicycle and pedestrian facilities
• Maintain reasonable access to local businesses
• Services/infrastructure designed to accommodate growth in adjacent counties
• Build public recreation facilities, including the riverfront
• Develop a destination attraction in south Knoxville

Community Impact and Opportunities subcommittee - Vision for 2034

• Numbered traffic signals
• Sidewalks connecting to businesses
• Occupied storefronts, unique stores – not chains
• Homes and development conductive to topography (wise planning)
• Turn lanes R and L on Chapman for smoother flow, computer timed signals
• South Knoxville is noted for its natural parks
• Transportation choices available – walking, biking, better public transportation
• Waterfront destination
• South Knox is a rail hub to the Smokies
• South Knox has curb appeal, good zoning, community pride

• Pedestrian and Bike friendly
• Branding –‘Downtown South’
• Visually pleasing signage and landscaping
• Attractions are identified and promoted
• Good Public Transit (UT Connections)
• Slower speeds
• Green (grassy) median with street trees
• Improved business mix
• No Commercial development on James White Parkway
• Riverfront Connections

The subcommittees reported back to the large task force, and several themes were apparent to everyone, including a pedestrian and bike friendly community is desired, with attractions, improved public transit with higher usage, and the river used as an asset rather than a barrier between south Knoxville and downtown.