COLLABORATIVE NEWS
Our 2025-2026 Community Collaborative public input session was held August 20, 2025. From 5pm-7pm, well over 100 community members came out to make their voices heard. Click below to learn more about our recent public input session, covered by Inside of Knoxville and WATE 6!
The 2025-2026 Community Collaborative
Our current Community Collaborative focuses on two longstanding North Knoxville sites: the site of the current Knox County Schools & Operations facility off of E. 5th Avenue, and the current site of Knox Central (known locally as "the old Sears building") off of N. Central Street.
What is The Community Collaborative?
The Community Collaborative is a focused effort between multiple organizations to address the challenges facing our communities. The goal of the Collaborative is to highlight an area's history, bring awareness to its future potential, and then promote sustainable growth.
"The Collaborative is the vehicle for us to envision the possibilities of our region."
"We at the Community Design Center feel it's important for everyone to have a voice when reimagining parts of their city."
Watch to learn about the Collaborative's purpose and process from start to finish!
PAST COLLABORATIVES
The Community Collaborative has imagined the possibilities for four distinct Knoxville neighborhoods.
Click on the images below to read our publications for each site.
