 In January of 2020, the city council of Oak Ridge approved a visionary project plan known as the “Wilson Street Corridor,” that intends to develop and construct a downtown area in the city situated on Wilson Street.The plan consists of a mixed-use site of retail, residential, and restaurants with a primary focus of multi-story residential development.Immediately northeast of Oak Ridge, the southwestward-flowing Clinch River bends sharply to the southeast for roughly toward Solway, where it turns again to the southwest.