The city of Knoxville hosted a public meeting Wednesday night to get feedback on proposed improvements to a corridor of North Broadway.
The city held an open house back in August asking for ideas to make North Broadway at Hall of Fame Drive up to Cecil Avenue more inviting and accessible.
On Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, Toole Design Group shared three proposed designs based on those ideas. Currently, you can only head North on Broadway when accessing it from Hall of Fame Drive. All three designs would change that to allow drivers to also turn south.
The city is looking toward improving that section Broadway for both drivers and pedestrians in order to improve safety and efficiency. The most popular design proposes installing a roundabout.
“The existing intersection works for people who are coming from the north, but those who are approaching from the south have no options to get on Hall of Fame,” transportation engineer Jon Livengood said. “It’s also extremely uncomfortable to travel by foot or bicycle.”
The next step will be to bring the plans forward to city council.