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KTA approves January route changes after Title VI review; staff cites downtown safety and budget trade-offs
Summary
The Knoxville Transportation Authority voted Dec. 21 to approve a slate of January 2025 route changes after staff presented a Title VI analysis finding no adverse disparate impact; commissioners and riders pressed staff on Route 20 downtown removals, Route 42 detours and service connectivity.
The Knoxville Transportation Authority on Dec. 21 approved a package of January 2025 route changes after staff presented the required Title VI analysis and answered commissioners' and public questions.
Yumar Tennessee, planning manager for Knoxville Area Transit, described a series of adjustments intended to improve reliability and downtown connectivity. The changes include a Route 1 downtown connector with extended weekday hours and a revised downtown-only alignment, Route 20 routing that discontinues a Gay Street segment, schedule shifts on Route 22 to :15 and :45 departures, expanded weekday and new Saturday service on Route 23, and restored routing on Routes 40 and 41 to address community requests. Tennessee told the board the agency reduced…
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