Downtown Traffic Study, 2030 Update Part Of Year’s Work
The Cookeville Planning Commission has its plan for the new year including a new study on downtown parking. The Commission’s Annual Report and Program Design for 2024 includes updating the city’s 2030 plan, conducting a study on the parking requirements in the city’s downtown, and studying stand-alone residential and mixed-use development within commercial zones in […]
Livingston Downtown To Undergo Multiple Construction Projects In January
Livingston is expecting a major increase in construction projects throughout the city’s downtown at the start of the new year. The city council heard a report on the various projects planned as a part of the city’s downtown revitalization effort during their Monday meeting. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city decided to refrain from beginning […]
Smithville To Use Multimodal Access Grant Funding On Sidewalk Project
City of Smithville received more than $900,000 in a T-DOT multimodal access grant for work on Highway 70 in the city limits.. Mayor Josh Miller said they have applied for the multimodal grant for several years, and this was the first time the scope of the project was approved. He said the funding will be […]
Sparta Gains Grant Funding For Million Dollar Sidewalk Project
T-DOT has awarded Sparta a $950,000 multimodal access grant to improve sidewalks along Spring Street. Mayor Jeff Young said new sidewalk will stretch from Bockman Way to Turntable Road. “This project does take a long time,” Young said. “We’ve been granted the funds. The paperwork process I’ve got a stack of documents we’ll have to […]
Smithville Sidewalk Improvements Possible
Smithville is looking to improve pedestrian walkways for two Highway 70 intersections within the city. Center Hill RPO Coordinator Virginia Alexander said the city is making sure its budget is flexible before applying for a T-DOT grant to fund most of the project. “It is going to be the hardest part just because construction costs […]
Jamestown Optimistic for Downtown Sidewalk Grant
Jamestown is taking the next step in applying for a $250,000 dollar multimodal sidewalk grant for downtown. Jamestown Mayor Lyndon Baines said he will take a resolution to the city council on Monday in order to submit the long form application. Baines said he believes the city council is behind this effort and is confident […]
Cookeville’s Spring Street Will Receive Sidewalk Upgrades
Cookeville will upgrade sidewalks along East Spring Street thanks to a state grant. Public Works Director Greg Brown said the project includes new sidewalk and crosswalks from Old Kentucky Road to Denton Avenue. “We are trying to do several projects in the city that involve sidewalks to make it easier for pedestrians to move around, […]
Sparta Applies For Grant To Install Sidewalks
The city of Sparta applied for a state grant to improve the sidewalks within the city. Mayor Jeff Young said the grant will allow the city to build new pedestrian sidewalks from Bockman Way up Spring Street north to the hospital. “The whole purpose is not just to make the community look good, but it […]
