: Main And Summitt Hill Crosswalk
2-D-08-DT
Approve Subject To Conditions
The Downtown Design Review Board recommended making the crosswalk design as close to the existing crosswalks as possible, while using the propsoed dyed concrete. They recommended that the city carry out the following: 1) Create two concrete strips bordering the crosswalk made with natural concrete to delineate the edges, as per the existing crosswalks, 2) Make the center smooth surface approximately 4 to 6 feet wide for accessibility with dyed concrete, and 3) Make the remaining crosswalk area dyed, stamped concrete.
Recommendation
Applicant Request
:- The City of Knoxville is proposing to replace the existing brick crosswalks on Main Street in front of the City-County Building and on Summit Hill Drive in front of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The proposed crosswalks will be made of dyed, stamped concrete.
Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- As part of the General Principle in the Downtown Design Guidelines, the Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety section say, Require sidewalks and crosswalks that are accessible to all and are aesthetically pleasing (page 5).
- The proposed crosswalk design is two twelve to twenty-four inch stamped concrete brick courses separated be a smooth concrete surface ten to sixteen feet wide (see enclosed diagram). The concrete will have a dye mixed before poring. The benefit of this process is that the color is uniform through the concrete slab so if a piece is broken or chipped off the surface the color will remain the same.
Meeting Date
February 20, 2008
Main and Summitt Hill Crosswalk
Crosswalk on Main Street, connecting City County Building and Federal Courthouse, and crosswalk on Summitt Hill Drive, connecting TVA and Crown Plaza.
Applicant / Owner
