The Downtown Transit Plan is an important and fairly unique element of the KAT Transit Development Plan (TDP). KAT recognized even before beginning a full TPD effort that a downtown trolley study and bus routing analysis is needed to support the impending opening in 2010 of a new downtown transfer point, Knoxville Station. This report presents a Downtown Transit Plan that focuses on both the local/express fixed route bus service and trolley route configurations. Conceived as a stand-alone document from the TDP, it focuses on KAT’s existing route structure. It does not attempt to incorporate modifications to local and/or express routes outside the downtown area that are being contemplated as part of the TDP. This plan was developed in a period of change for KAT and the recommendations herein will likely be modified during the final scheduling of the routes.

This report analyzes various transit corridors throughout the Knoxville region to determine their potential for the development of high capacity transit services.

This report presents the Executive Summary for the Transit Development Plan (TDP) for Knoxville Area Transit (KAT). This plan provides guidance for operational and capital changes for KAT over the next five years. In addition, with the opening of its downtown transfer center – Knoxville Station – there will be a variety of immediate changes to systemwide operations. The need to redesign the system will also allow KAT to address longstanding routing and timing problems. This study focuses on providing this short-term guidance to KAT as well as maintaining a perspective of a longer term vision.