District 6 Projects

Five-Year Neighborhood Investments

DISTRICT 6

SIDEWALKS - (PRZ=Parental Responsibility Zone within a 1-mile radius of a school)

• Boyds Bridge Pike near Brooks Avenue – PRZ Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy
• Boyds Bridge Pike near Border Street – PRZ Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy
• College Street near Jourolman Avenue – PRZ Beaumont Magnet Academy
• S. Castle Street near Wilson Avenue – PRZ Austin-East Magnet High School
• Wilson Avenue near S. Hermbree Street – PRZ Austin-East Magnet High School

PARKS

• Holston River Park – renovations including playground equipment
• Chilhowee Park – infrastructure

GREENWAYS

• East Knox Greenway – new section toward Knoxville Botanical Gardens
• Lower First Creek Greenway – new section connecting Caswell Park

FACILITIES (specific to District 6)

• Dr. E.V. Davidson Community Center - renovations

Five-Year City-Wide Investments

Road Paving - $20 M

Adding approximately 75 additional miles of roads paved throughout the City over the next five years. (Approx. 15 miles annually)

Neighborhood Traffic Calming
and Safety Projects - $12.5 M

Investment in Neighborhood Traffic Calming & Safety Projects over the next 5 years.

Housing - $50 M

Investment resulting in an estimated additional 1,000 Affordable Housing units over the next 5 years in addition to the already committed $5 M annually.

• Commercial corridor redevelopment – estimated 500 units
• Affordable housing gap financing including NOAH – estimated 325 units
• Permanent Supportive Housing (chronically homeless potential target audiences: veterans or youth) – estimated 100 units
• Senior Housing – estimated 75 units
• Continued support for the Office of Housing Stability strategic plan implementation

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District 6 Projects

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