Is Boulder the “Knoxville of the West?”
Lest anyone prepare to blast me for blasphemy before finishing the first paragraph, let me point out that I’m referencing an article I wrote just over a year ago: “Is Knoxville the “Boulder of the East?”...
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Inside of Knoxville Goes Inside of the Wild West
It’s been about six years since the Urbans got away from Knoxville for more than a few days. It’s hard to leave behind what I do for any significant amount of time. And it’s expensive to...
Out of Crisis Comes Opportunity for Change Center
By Heidi Hornick* Never mind hope, for Nicole Chandler it’s about change, less about desire and more about action. “We need to change perceptions, change directions. It’s about changing your mind, your family’s, your community’s,”...
Urban Guy Takes a Ride in a (Semi) Autonomous Vehicle (AKA Driverless Car)
I recently took a field trip, thanks to Visit Knoxville, outside my normal habitat of downtown, in order to take a ride in Olli, the autonomous vehicle developed by Local Motors. The current version is a...
A Glimpse at the City’s (Near) Future: Inside the Mayor’s Budget
Back-to-back days last week I attended the official groundbreaking, though much ground had already been unofficially broken, for the Marriott Hotels coming to Church and State and the mayor’s “State of the City,” address. It was...
What Should We Expect from Transit $ in the Near Term?
We live in interesting times. An unpredictable president is joined by a Senate and a House under control of the party with which he has aligned himself. Yet, it’s a party which he has taken stances...
Moments and Movements Around Town Which Made Me Stop, Take Note and Think
Today I’ve got a bit of random ramblings. I see a lot of things as I walk around town. Some of them don’t fit neatly into an article, but I find them interesting, none-the-less. I probably...
Smart Trips Continues to Evolve and Encourage, Well, Smart Trips
Knoxville’s Smart Trips program wants you to, “Make every trip a smart trip.” What does that mean? It means reducing the number of single passenger car trips we make. That may be accomplished in a number...
What Makes a City Happy? Healthy? Smart? Here’s Your Answer (Sort of)!
Those are the questions, aren’t they? If we had smart cities with happy and healthy citizens, we’d have unlocked the secret to many of our problems. So how do we do that in a general sense?...
Visit Knoxville Reveals New Look for the Knoxville Visitor Center
Yesterday, Visit Knoxville offered a small preview of the new look of the Visitor Center and today the public is invited in to experience the new space. Established in 2004, the basic look and design had...