tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post1227508152247976518..comments2024-03-25T05:15:22.240-04:00Comments on the sunsphere is NOT a wigshop : voted the BEST blog about knoxville: smart fix? knoxville's own "big dig"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-57608970045106232142009-01-03T15:16:00.000-05:002009-01-03T15:16:00.000-05:00The point you make would be valid except for one t...The point you make would be valid except for one thing - JWP is not a "local" road, while Hall of Fame is. That's why JWP has interchanges and not intersections (ie: ramps, etc). Hall of Fame is a local road, with stoplights/etc.<BR/><BR/>Knoxville has a bad habit of starting projects and then not finishing them, either due to legal or political motives. Sometimes people won't sell right of way, the next step after that it becomes legal, then politicians get ahold of it and it becomes a NIMBY issue. JWP will ultimately connect around, but political and other issues will need to be resolved first.<BR/><BR/>http://archive.knoxmpc.org/jwhite/draft/map1.pdf<BR/><BR/>The goal of JWP is to ultimately relieve traffic congestion due to vehicles heading out in or out on chapman highway and to the interstate from downtown Knoxville. <BR/><BR/>TDOT (as well as any other major DOT) has to allocate funds and design engineering/contracts on a timeline of 10-20 years out. That means if they made the decision today to finish JWP, by the time ROW is allocated and design work is complete construction can begin somewhere 5-10 years down the road and might take 5+ years to complete (unless its on an expedited schedule, which costs more money).<BR/><BR/>TDOT doesn't just up and build roads, as much as a lot of the people around here think they do - sometimes work that's complete doesn't make any sense unless you know the whole picture. And sometimes they may have the ROW and design complete, but some other project needed funds that year so they had to stop and not construct it yet.Robert Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153682786520077882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-26280373566196849422008-01-31T10:51:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:51:00.000-05:00I always assumed all the construction in Knoxville...I always assumed all the construction in Knoxville was just an attempt to get more orange into the city via traffic cones.Jackson Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726990357006527826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-51159949008089674192008-01-31T10:22:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:22:00.000-05:00as promised, link below. read and rage:http://www....as promised, link below. read and rage:<BR/><BR/>http://www.knoxvoice.com/commentary/buildings-and-blocks/fourth-and-nowhere-30.htmlstanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778420224034073662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-18936490741746674342008-01-31T10:18:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:18:00.000-05:00whoa, whoa wait...mainstream media? do you mean th...whoa, whoa wait...mainstream media? do you mean the sentinel?<BR/><BR/>i think i actually read a good article in the voice criticizing the redevelopment of 40/75 and james white. i'll see if i can track it down. <BR/><BR/>i agree with will though, james white just makes me feel used and wasteful at the same time. it's a very low place for me...stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778420224034073662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-26754981419178850492008-01-31T09:38:00.000-05:002008-01-31T09:38:00.000-05:00i'd like to take this opportunity to announce my c...i'd like to take this opportunity to announce my candidacy for... but seriously, "jw" is ridiculous. i'm surprised none of the mainstream media even try to bring this up. it seems like no one here holds TDOT accountable.ckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540640791693095371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-74932084314983215942008-01-31T02:37:00.000-05:002008-01-31T02:37:00.000-05:00i always feel like such a tool when i get to that ...i always feel like such a tool when i get to that part where hall of fame is parallel to james white. SOMEBODY has to be getting some major kickbacks or something, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-56571491127434285002008-01-30T23:13:00.000-05:002008-01-30T23:13:00.000-05:00they're obviously looking for buried treasure. the...they're obviously looking for buried treasure. they didn't find what they were looking for at papermill, so they thought they'd try james white.benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178217936894254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-84778529937496045292008-01-30T22:02:00.000-05:002008-01-30T22:02:00.000-05:00CK for mayor!btw where were you eating lunch? on t...CK for mayor!<BR/><BR/>btw where were you eating lunch? on the median of I-40?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-36757948523792739512008-01-30T21:22:00.000-05:002008-01-30T21:22:00.000-05:00but if we did that where would we dump all of that...but if we did that where would we dump all of that money that we are trying to waste. we have to much and must be irresponsible.The Polhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999368366181890306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-67170650993483795232008-01-30T16:51:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:51:00.000-05:00i would vote for you if you ran for mayor, ck. you...i would vote for you if you ran for mayor, ck. you're smart and committed and not lazy . i'm only one of those things, half of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-7125020638310749602008-01-30T16:31:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:31:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, and I really like your idea of reclaiming...Oh yeah, and I really like your idea of reclaiming First Creek.Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974628747643667572.post-63055465780265670632008-01-30T16:30:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:30:00.000-05:00ck for mayor!It'd be one thing if JW actually went...ck for mayor!<BR/><BR/>It'd be one thing if JW actually went anywhere. I live in SoKno and I don't even use it. Eliminating it would also solve the problem of the lifeless gulch it creates between downtown and blighted east Knox. Did anyone even notice that it's been closed off?Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.com