
According to StimulusWatch.org, $74,510,000 worth of “shovel-ready” Knoxville projects are seeking a piece of the stimulus pie.
Here are the top 5 by cost:
Because we all need new Gay St. streetscapes — rights?
Photography by thousandshipz
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Suzy
February 12th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Am I the only one who doesn’t know what a streetscape is?
CP
February 13th, 2009 at 7:04 am
@Suzy: I have no idea. Sounds expensive though.
Jody Collins
February 17th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Here’s an article on the Gay Street renovations: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jan/15/part-of-gay-street-to-close-for-a-year-starting/
Victor Agreda Jr
February 20th, 2009 at 9:28 am
You can do a Google search for streetscapes to get an idea of what they are, and why they would be important to Gay St. — and Jody’s link explains it all, really.
I know it sounds fruity and like there’s no tangible benefit, but they said the same thing about the “artsy” projects that were approved in the 30’s… you know, the ones where photographers, musicians, ethnographers and others went into the mountains of Appalachia and documented the people? The same historical records we covet today, none of which would exist if it wasn’t for the deep public investment that was made at a time of financial crisis.
Yet look: the curation and promotion of those documents still provide benefits in education, in culture and in real, live jobs.