Bearden: A Place to Drive To, not Drive Thru.

Proposed Taco Bell Drive Thru

On May 11, 2023, the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission will vote on a possible Taco Bell drive through at 5613 Kingston Pike.

It would take the place of the yellow building that abuts the car drop off driveway for Bearden Elementary and KAEC.

A Drive Thru Restaurant will:

  • Increase car traffic in a school zone and a congested area.

  • Increase air pollution on the Greenway and at the schools from idling car's exhaust.

  • Increase noise from the drive thru speaker, especially late at night.

  • Increase danger to pedestrians using the sidewalk on Kingston Pike by drastically increasing the volume of cars entering and exiting the property.

Things you can do to help oppose the location of this Taco Bell Drive Thru:

Look for the pink Submit Comments button.

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Click on it and fill out the form.

Comment Form

Your first name and comment will be visible on the website, and your entire submission will become a public record. Only submit information that you are comfortable with. You don't need to write much. Detailed thoughts are always helpful, but you can let your voice be heard with just one sentence.

All comments must be submitted by 3 pm on Wednesday, May 10th.

Attend the May 11th Planning Commission Meeting

The meeting will be held at 1:30 pm in the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building

CCB Mezzanine

The Request to Speak button is to the right of the Submit Comments button.

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Click on it and fill out the form.

Sign up to speak

If you wish to speak, you must sign up by Wednesday, May 10th at noon.

(The deadline is a bit unclear. Wednesday is the earliest listed deadline.)

Raise Awareness

Click each link to open a printable PDF

(The black lines on the pages are registration marks for Silhouette brand cutting machines. Scissors work great.)

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