Tazewell Pike: Future School Sites

The civic components of a village center should be created at Harbisons Crossroads.

Safe pedestrian connections need to be identified from the new Gibbs Elementary site to the High School complex. Refuge islands should be included as part of the planned improvements to the intersection of Emory Road and Tazewell Pike. A branch library on Tazewell Pike in the Gibbs community will serve the growing population and add to the mix of community services in the area. Opportunities for park and recreation facilities to compliment the school grounds exist and should be pursued before the land becomes developed.

Traditional Neighborhood Development style should be considered for residential land around school sites. Sidewalks should be built in all new subdivisions approved around both of the future school sites in anticipation of the parental responsibility zone.

Civic components including a new school, branch library and recreation facilities should be created, with safe pedestrian connections linking all sites.