Join us for our next meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. at Panera on Broadway in Fountain City!
Fountain City Connections is an organization that
has been formed by a group of people who have come together for the
purpose of making Knoxville a more pedestrian-friendly place. Our
specific focus is to promote the development of sidewalks and
greenways, as well as educational programs which will draw the
attention of both pedestrians and drivers to safe practices. In
short, we want safe places for people to walk and run, etc. for
healthier, and ultimately, what we believe will be happier lives.
Fountain City Connections (initially the Fountain City Sidewalks and
Greenways Task Force) originated at the pedestrian workshop (April
2006) from the challenge by noted pedestrian advocate Mark Fenton to
“do something” to affect change in our community. The
pedestrian audit and subsequent workshop opened our eyes to the
challenges faced by pedestrians in our area, and further, to possible
changes that could take place to make our community
“walkable.”
