Chattanooga Transit Executives
Share Coordination Success With Their Knoxville Counterparts

In January, executives from the Chattanooga area traveled to Knoxville to showcase their efforts to improve coordination among local transit services. After a lunch meeting with their Knoxville counterparts the visiting group delivered a presentation to the Knoxville Project Action Coalition. Meeting attendees included representatives of the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA), the Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency (SETHRA), and the Special Transit Services (STS). Read more >>
Posted 2-22-2012, written by Doug Burton

Development Activity in Knox County: 2000 to 2010 Summary

Between 2000 and 2010, Knoxville and Knox County saw considerable development activity amid a period of local and national economic boom and bust. The past 11 years contributed nearly 38,000 new units to the local inventory of homes, businesses, and public facilities. Activity fluctuated widely during this time, peaking at 4,000 or more units mid-decade and falling sharply in the last couple of years. Read the article >>
Posted 2-15-2012, written by Bryan Berry

Minvilla Manor Receives National Preservation Award

The Minvilla Manor townhomes project was recognized by the National Trust and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary for “Excellence in Historic Preservation” at the 2011 National Preservation Conference held late last year in Buffalo, NY. The prestigious award, one of only 23 distributed nationwide, recognizes efforts that further preservation of historic structures as well as provide affordable housing. It was received by the Volunteer Ministry Center for its role in rehabilitation of the property. Co-recipients were Southeastern Housing Foundation and Allan Associates Architects, PLLC. Read the article >>
Posted 2-08-2012, written by Kaye Graybeal

City and County Adopt Hillside and Ridgetop Protection Plan

With approval at its January 23rd, 2012 meeting, the Knox County Commission adopted the Knoxville-Knox County Hillside and Ridgetop Protection Plan, completing a process that began in March, 2008 with the approval by the City Council of Knoxville and the Knox County Commission appointing a Joint City/County Task Force on Ridge, Slope, and Hillside Development and Protection. City Council adopted the Plan at its Dec. 13th, 2011 meeting. Read the article >>
Posted 2-01-2012, written by Mark Donaldson