The following are interesting, thought-provoking and sometimes challenging articles about a variety of issues facing cities today. We will continue to add resources as the Recode Knoxville project progresses.
The information in these articles is meant to provide helpful information on the subjects discussed and generate thought. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect the views of those involved in the Recode Knoxville project.
Knoxville
- MLS Market Report – Knoxville Area Association of Realtors (2018)
- Knoxville is Growing. How Do We Ensure the Growth Is Smart? – Inside of Knoxville (2017)
- Toward Healthier Living – Knoxville-Knox County MPC (2011)
- Thoughts from the Road: Walkability in Knoxville – Smart Growth America (2017)
Cities and Megatrends
- Why Walkable Streets are More Economically Productive – Strong Towns (2018)
- Ryan Gravel and Tim Keane Are Sketching a Smarter City Plan for Atlanta – Atlanta Magazine (2017)
- This Is What Will Happen to All the Empty Stores You’re Seeing – Forbes (2017)
- The Reinvention of America – Peter Leyden, 2017 American Planning Association National Conference Keynote Address (2017)
- Making Cities More Dense Always Sparks Resistance. Here’s How to Overcome It. – Vox (2017)
- The Suburb of the Future, Almost Here – The New York Times (2017)
- Strong Towns Strength Test – Strongtowns.org (2014)
Housing
- A Two-Sentence Subdivision Ordinance – The Doug Allen Institute (2016)
- Seattle’s Zoning History & it’s Impact on Affordable Housing Shortage – Sightline Institute (2018)
- How Seattle Learned to Stop Worrying and LOVE the Backyard Cottage – Sightline Institute (2018)
- How ‘Not in My Backyard’ Became ‘Not in My Neighborhood’ – The New York Times (2018)
- The “Missing Middle” Housing Affordability Solution – Opticos(2016)
- Workforce Housing – Knoxville-Knox County MPC (2017)
- Lessons Learned: Suburban Codes Applied in Urban Settings – Strong Towns (2016)
- The missing middle response to urban housing demand – Congress for New Urbanism (2017)
- H + T Fact Sheet: Knox County, TN – Center for Neighborhood Technology
Innovation Districts
- Creating Places to Drive Innovation – Hanbury Design (2017)
- 8 Placemaking Principles for Innovation Districts – Project for Public Spaces (2016)
Open Space and Agriculture
- Farmland and Open Space Preservation – Forever Green Tennessee
Transportation
- Rethinking Transportation 2020-2030 – RethinkX (2017)