Fountain City Connections

I notice there's a proposal to require new buildings to include sidewalks. Naturally, developers balk at the cost. This is natural, as no one wants to incur more cost. Unfortunately, with the price of gas on the rise, we could future-proof our city with just such a requirement. This becomes an appealing talking point when evangelizing Knoxville as a place to settle down (tax base, hello!).

Anyway, from the Knoxville News Sentinel article I discovered a group in my neck of the woods who appear to be spearheading the initiative: Fountain City Connections. I missed the last meeting but hope to make it to the next one!

UPDATE: Looks like urbanism is coming back in style. 

NYT at Bonnaroo

Still feeling the love for our region, David Carr of the New York Times is covering Bonnaroo for ArtsBeat.

NYT Loves 'em some Knoxville!

I'm going to start posting more stuff on my Tumblr blog, or at least the cool Knoxville-related items with a mix of personal stuff. But I posted this on Tumblr and forgot to share: 

36 Hours in Knoxville

Help save the Dept. of Audiology and Speech Pathology at UT

Our state is staring down the barrel of a big budget cutback, and this is one of the lambs on the block. Take a moment to read this moving post about the situation and consider contacting the governor and UT board about the issue.

I realize there's no saving everything, but I would think that, in this region, we should put a higher price on the ability of our citizens to speak and hear correctly.

UPDATE: While the battle for the building appears to have been won, the larger battle for the department continues. WBIR has more.