http://downtownknoxville.org/news/ en info@vic.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-13T20:03:25+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/downtown_broadband_survey/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/downtown_broadband_survey/#When:20:03:25Z As the demands for high-speed Internet grow for both commercial and residential uses, the CBID, along with the City of Knoxville and Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, have a strong interest in ensuring that our downtown area can meet those needs. We would like to gather information so that we may work closely with the various providers and customers to coordinate effective broadband internet service throughout the downtown area. If you are a DOWNTOWN resident or business/employee please take two minutes to complete this survey. http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e7gtors8hghkaci7/start 2013-05-13T20:03:25+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/upcoming_road_closure_on_gay_street/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/upcoming_road_closure_on_gay_street/#When:19:41:13Z On Sunday, May 19, 2013, 6:00 am – 1:00 pm, Gay Street from Wall Ave to Union Ave will be closed as a crane needs to be set up on Gay Street.  Traffic will be detoured as followed: •  SB traffic will use Wall Ave to Walnut to Union Ave to S Gay St •  NB will use Union Ave to State St to Summit Hill to S Gay St Temporary ‘no parking’ signs will be installed to alert folks of the closure.  Work will be completed as quickly as possible to reopen traffic. 2013-05-13T19:41:13+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/market_square_alleyways_reverse_direction/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/market_square_alleyways_reverse_direction/#When:16:34:36Z Effective 3/12/13 both the east and west alleyways of Market Square will change direction.  Both alleys will run northbound, from Union Ave to Wall Ave.  2013-03-04T16:34:36+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/public_meeting_on_the_citys_downtown_wayfinding_project/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/public_meeting_on_the_citys_downtown_wayfinding_project/#When:21:06:38Z Officials from the City’s Engineering Department and Office of Redevelopment will provide an update on the TDOT process for the Downtown Wayfinding Project. The City has received a grant from TDOT to implement the Wayfinding system. The City has selected consultants Gresham Smith & Partners of Knoxville and Nashville to assist with meeting the environmental, right of way and construction documentation and review requirements of the TDOT Local Government Guidelines. The consultants will be on hand to provide a timeline and answer questions. The meeting is open to the general public. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 4 at 5:30 pm at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Parking will be available in the Jackson Avenue Lot or in metered street spaces around the 100 block of Gay Street. For more information about Knoxville’s Downtown Wayfinding Project please visit: http://www.cityofknoxville.org/wayfinding. If you have any questions about the meeting please feel free to contact John Hunter, Chief Traffic Engineer at jthunter@cityofknoxville.org 2012-11-28T21:06:38+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/public_meeting_on_administration_of_form-based_code/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/public_meeting_on_administration_of_form-based_code/#When:19:00:20Z The City’s Office of Redevelopment will host a public meeting to review proposed changes to the adminstration section of the City’s Form-Based Code.  Property owners within the South Waterfront Form-Based Development Code and the proposed Cumberland Avenue District are encouraged to attend. A copy of the proposed changes is available for review at http://www.cityofknoxville.org/policy/formbasedcode.pdf. The meeting will be held in the Small Assembly Room of the City County Bldg at 5:30 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012. 2012-11-26T19:00:20+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/closure_due_to_state_street_parking_garage_expansion/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/closure_due_to_state_street_parking_garage_expansion/#When:20:33:16Z Because of the ongoing construction work at the City of Knoxville’s State Street Parking Garage, Union Avenue between State Street and South Central Street will be closed to traffic for a week beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 13. This will also block the Union Avenue entrance and exit for the garage. The closure is expected to continue through at least Tuesday, Nov. 20. For more information on the project: http://statestreetgarage.blogspot.com/ 2012-11-13T20:33:16+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/downtown_ymca_bounces_back_after_flood_with_open_house/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/downtown_ymca_bounces_back_after_flood_with_open_house/#When:17:14:01Z The Lindsay Young Downtown YMCA completes renovations after a collapsed ceiling and broken sprinkler pipe floods three stories of the historic building. The Lindsay Young Downtown YMCA is putting the finishing touches on a five and a half month renovation to restore the historic building after part of the plaster ceiling collapsed, bringing down two water supply lines to the fire sprinkler system on the evening of May 29, 2012.  The resulting flood damaged three floors of the 83 year old building. With over four inches of standing water, four separate spaces had to be completely gutted and renovated. Repairs include a brand new state of the art group exercise floor, basketball gym, and a new functional training gym. The public is invited to an OPEN HOUSE on Thursday, November 15.  10am to 7pm Erin Merten, Health and Well-Being Director at the Downtown stated, “The damage was devastating, but through a lot of hard work we’ve made the space even better than before.  We’ve transformed the third floor where the flood started into a functional training room, the latest rage in fitness (think CrossFit meets playground).  Functional training pays homage to the roots of exercise.  What better place for a space like this than the Downtown Y, where fitness started in Knoxville.  With the bones of two racquetball courts (two story ceilings), there is more than enough room for swinging kettlebells, flipping tires, tossing med balls and hanging from the Infinity Rig.” The Lindsay Young Downtown YMCA is the oldest operating gym in Knoxville, and one of the oldest YMCAs in the country.  This is the facility’s second major renovation in the last 5 years.  The Y is located downtown on the corner of Clinch and Henley, sandwiched between the Locust Street Garage and World’s Fair Park. 2012-11-13T17:14:01+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/public_meeting_to_review_concept_plans_for_street_improvements_to_the_400_5/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/public_meeting_to_review_concept_plans_for_street_improvements_to_the_400_5/#When:16:47:39Z City of Knoxville officials and consultants with Vaughn & Melton Engineering in partnership with Hedstrom Designs Landscape Architects will present their concept plans and receive comments on the proposed streetscape improvements for the 400 and 500 blocks of North Gay Street. This proposed work would complete streetscape work on North Gay from Depot Avenue to Emory Place as identified by a public process in 2008-2010 for Downtown North. Additionally, this work will complete the streetscape work on the entirety of Gay Street from the historic Gay Street Bridge over the Tennessee River to the street’s northern terminus at Emory Place. The concept plans call for narrowing the road to maintain a through lane in each direction, repair or replacement of sidewalks as necessary, providing landscaped areas for trees, and maintaining protected on-street parking. These plans are consistent with the work that was done on the 300 & 600 Blocks of North Gay in 2011. It continues the city’s efforts to link the core of Downtown to Downtown North by using complete streets concepts, along with consistent street furniture and landscaping. The meeting is planned for Wednesday, November 14th, 10:00 am, at Auto Technicians, 523 N. Gay Street. 2012-11-13T16:47:39+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/gay_street_named_a_great_street_by_american_planning_association/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/gay_street_named_a_great_street_by_american_planning_association/#When:20:06:55Z Gay Street, with its mix of history, rebirth and pedestrian friendliness, has been named one of 10 Great Streets for 2012 by the American Planning Association. The APA, an independent, not-for-profit educational organization, designated Gay Street as one of 10 Great Streets for 2012 under the organization’s Great Places in America program, which recognizes exceptional character and promotes the role planning and planners have in adding value to communities. Because of its preservation and its contributions to Knoxville’s economic base and vibrant arts scene, 10 blocks of Gay Street from the southern end of the Gay Street Bridge to West Jackson Avenue were singled out by APA. “This recognition of the revitalization of Gay Street is a fabulous honor for Knoxville,” said Mayor Madeline Rogero. “The APA designation acknowledges that Gay Street has become an ideal place for business, residents and visitors.” The nine other APA 2012 Great Streets are: Duval Street, Key West, FL Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO Main Street, Bozeman, MT Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY Wall Street, Kingston, NY Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, Shaker Heights and Beachwood, OH Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA Broad Street, Charleston, SC. To learn about other Great Streets, Great Public Spaces or Great Neighborhoods go to https://www.planning.org/greatplaces.  For the City’s Press Release on the recognition visit: http://www.cityofknoxville.org. 2012-10-05T20:06:55+00:00 http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/new_blog_for_state_street_parking_garage_expansion/ http://www.downtownknoxville.org/index.php/news/new_blog_for_state_street_parking_garage_expansion/#When:18:40:16Z As Downtown Knoxville continues to grow, the need for more parking increases.  The City of Knoxville will add an addditional level to the State Street Parking Garage, adding approximately 250 new parking spaces.  Rick Emmett, the City’s Downtown Coordinator, has started a blog to keep everyone up-to-date with the construction project and timeline.  To learn more about the project, please visit:  http://statestreetgarage.blogspot.com/. 2012-09-05T18:40:16+00:00