Multimodal Access Grant Applicable to Northshore Dr. / S.R. 332

Hi Jon,

I was thinking about the multi-modal access grant you received.

Did you say that in addition to Kingston Pike / Wesley Road, that you're actively looking for other potential applications for this type of grant?

I realized this afternoon that Northshore Drive is a state route (332), and connects to S.R. 1 (Kingston Pike).

I am dissatisfied with the Ross/Fowler design for the greenway there along Northshore at Lyons View; I think there is plenty of room on the west side of Northshore for a greenway or detached cycle path, particularly if a street diet were implemented (the road has excessively wide shoulders on both sides and a center turn lane).

Benefits of a West side cycle path include a creekside view, stormwater filtration / vegetative buffer potential, and pedestrian access for Sacred Heart Cathedral and Lakeshore Park.  I also was especially fond of a suggestion brought up during the April Greenways Commission meeting for a roundabout at Lyons View and Northshore.

Since Northshore is a state route, and does indeed have a fixed bus route with stops, I imagined it might present an opportunity for "fixing" some of the problems with Northshore using Multimodal access funds.

It would also tie in nicely with planned Lakeshore Park enhancements.

Is there a limit to how many proposals you can submit per year?

Since I live in East Knoxville I'm also partial to East Knoxville projects - a quick look at Google Maps shows there's a "State Route 9 (Asheville Highway) and a State Route 34 (Rutledge Pike). 

I would love to assist with brainstorming any ideas that benefit my area of town, specifically those greenway / cycle paths, particularly because there is a paucity of greenway and transportation alternatives in East Knoxville.

I've looked over the 2014 grant guidelines here, specifically the section "Eligible Projects," and it looks like there are quite a few eligible projects that might be applicable to greenways and detached cycle paths: http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/publictrans/docs/TDOTMultimodalAccessGrantGuidelines2014.pdf

Is e-mail the best way to send ideas to you first, or would it be more helpful for the ideas to first be channeled through the greenways commission, or maybe some combination thereof?

Thanks,

Tanner