City Secures Bridge Grant

Pedestrian Bridge Rendering

With federal funding on the way, Knoxville’s pedestrian bridge project connecting the South Waterfront and UT can move forward.

Feds to Fund Chapman Upgrades

Chapman Highway photo

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Knoxville a $17.8 million grant to make a portion of Chapman Highway safer.

Interrupting Violence

Turn Up Knox photo

Turn Up Knox combines community credibility with professional training to save lives and foster safer neighborhoods.

Power Poll: Sustainability

Solar Array, Public Works Service Center

Most respondents support public-sector efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and are taking action themselves.

Positive Development

Livano Knoxville photo.

After a 16-year slump, a record year for residential building permits in 2023 restored housing starts to pre-Great Recession levels.

A Boost for Burlington

Chilhowee Park parking lot photo

The city wants a multi-use development to replace a surface parking lot across Magnolia Avenue from Chilhowee Park.

Parking Options

Market Square Garage Photo

A consultant poses sweeping changes to parking in downtown Knoxville that could affect anyone who drives into the center city.

Riverfront High-Rise Stalls

Proposed downtown apartment development rendering.

The city’s Design Review Board postponed action on a proposal for a 17-story apartment building downtown overlooking the Tennessee River.

Reconnecting East Knoxville

Tanisha Fitzgerald-Baker photo.

A $42.6 million federal grant will help pay for infrastructure improvements to help repair the damage of urban renewal.