South City Sector Plan: The Development Plan

SOUTH CITY SECTOR PLAN: The Development Plan

JAMES WHITE PARKWAY
EXTENSION ALTERNATIVES

	Expressway	Parkway	Boulevard	No Build
	Tennessee Department of Transportation Proposal	Transportation Planning Organization Technical Committee Proposal	Transportation Planning Organization Executive Board Resolution

Access	Controlled	Controlled	Uncontrolled	Not Applicable
Lanes	Two 12’ lanes each way	Two 12’ lanes each way	Two 12’ lanes each way	Not Applicable
Divided By	48’ median	20’ landscaped median	20’ landscaped median	Not Applicable
Shoulder	12’	8’	8’	Not Applicable
Curb & Gutter	None	Yes	Yes	Not Applicable
Bikelane	None (can be on shoulder)	On Shoulder	Add 4’ each way	Not Applicable
Greenway/Sidewalk	None	Yes	7’ outside the curb & gutter.	Not Applicable
Interchange Locations	Sevier Avenue, Moody Avenue, Red Bud Road, Island Home Pike and Chapman Highway	Sevier Avenue, Moody Avenue, Red Bud Road, Island Home Pike and Chapman Highway	None, but can exit at any location	Not Applicable


Design Speed	65 m.p.h.	45 m.p.h.	45 m.p.h.	Not Applicable
Right-of-Way	250’- 300’	200’- 250’	100’- 150’	Not Applicable
Capacity	2,000–2,200 vehicles per hour per lane	1,800–2,000 vehicles per hour per lane	1,500–1,700 vehicles per hour per lane	Not Applicable
Impact on Chapman Highway	Reduced traffic volumes between downtown and the interchange at Chapman Highway	Reduced traffic volumes between downtown and the interchange at Chapman Highway	Reduced traffic volumes between downtown and the interchange at Chapman Highway	Continued increase of traffic.


Quality of Life Advantages	High speed Direct access between downtown and south Knoxville/Knox County	Attractive Provisions for bicyclists Direct access between downtown Reduced accident hazards Less noise than expressway Reduced right-of-way requirements compared to Expressway	Attractive Pedestrian-friendly Fast access between downtown Unifies - not divides - neighborhoods Forms attractive neighborhood edge Less noise than parkway Reduced right-of-way requirements compared to Parkway	Preserves the wildlife and the environment along proposed corridor







Quality of Life Disadvantages	Unattractive/excessive right-of-way Creates wall between neighborhoods May bisect neighborhoods	Shares some disadvantages of expressway, but not as extreme Requires significant right-of-way	Without good land use planning, corridor could become a commercial strip	Continued high traffic volume on Chapman Highway


Environmental Impact	High — large land clearing	Moderate — lesser land clearing	Low — least amount of land clearing	None
Land Use Impacts	May stimulate growth to south Knoxville/Knox County	May stimulate growth to south Knoxville/Knox County	May stimulate growth to south Knoxville/Knox County	Not Applicable

Efficiency	High	Relatively High	Moderate	Low

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