City of Knoxville, TN
09/30/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/30/2025 18:49
Council OKs 2 Key South Waterfront Projects
Knoxville City Council tonight gave its go-ahead to a pair of key South Waterfront projects - an important greenway connection and a parking lot to serve the Sevier Avenue business district.
Riverwalk greenway
• City Council authorized Mayor Indya Kincannon to transfer $2 million to Knoxville's Community Development Corp. for construction of a "missing link" between existing South Waterfront greenways.
• Specifically, the new greenway will bridge the gap between 303 Flats and CityView condominiums.
• The design creatively overcomes major barriers - the elevated Norfolk Southern rail line, plus a significant elevation change between the Henley Bridge and CityView; a switchback along the water's edge lessens the steepness and makes the greenway walkable, bikeable and ADA accessible.
Sevier Avenue parking
• Council authorized Kincannon to amend a paving contract with PRI of East Tennessee by $164,140.
• PRI crews will be upgrading a 79-vehicle parking lot on Island Home Avenue, beneath James White Parkway.
• The parking lot, next to Printshop Beer and Mighty Mud, is just one-third of a mile from the heart of the Sevier Avenue business district; the lot will be well-lit, and there will be a crosswalk to a continuous sidewalk on the north side of Island Home Avenue.
The paving of the parking lot is expected to completed by Nov. 7.
Riverwalk greenway
• City Council authorized Mayor Indya Kincannon to transfer $2 million to Knoxville's Community Development Corp. for construction of a "missing link" between existing South Waterfront greenways.
• Specifically, the new greenway will bridge the gap between 303 Flats and CityView condominiums.
• The design creatively overcomes major barriers - the elevated Norfolk Southern rail line, plus a significant elevation change between the Henley Bridge and CityView; a switchback along the water's edge lessens the steepness and makes the greenway walkable, bikeable and ADA accessible.
Sevier Avenue parking
• Council authorized Kincannon to amend a paving contract with PRI of East Tennessee by $164,140.
• PRI crews will be upgrading a 79-vehicle parking lot on Island Home Avenue, beneath James White Parkway.
• The parking lot, next to Printshop Beer and Mighty Mud, is just one-third of a mile from the heart of the Sevier Avenue business district; the lot will be well-lit, and there will be a crosswalk to a continuous sidewalk on the north side of Island Home Avenue.
The paving of the parking lot is expected to completed by Nov. 7.
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