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Sep 16 2025
01:24 am
If approved, 3.8 miles of railroad tracks from stretching from Kerns Food Hall to Ijams Nature Center would be converted into a greenway and 1.5-mile art walk. Gulf and Ohio Railways applied to abandon the tracks in December 2024 and donate the property to Legacy Parks Foundation.
City Council set to vote on South Knoxville rail-to-trail proposal
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