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Community Aspirations
ACTIVATE the Riverfront
Create a Place for ALL CHATTANOOGANS
Develop a GREATER SENSE OF PLACE
STRENGTHEN CONNECTIVITY to the Riverfront
ONE Riverfront Chattanooga is a community-driven plan
to envision and develop a roadmap for the future of the
Riverfront District. Since launching in 2020, over 2,000
community voices have shared their hopes and desires EIGHT
to reimagine, reposition, and reactivate the Riverfront for Strategies
all Chattanoogans, outlined by Four Aspirations and Eight Humanize the Parks
Strategies for implementation. Come Together at the River
Build Inclusively
Listen to the Full Presentation at
Establish the Riverfront Front Door
OneRiverfrontCHA.com OR Create a Civic Campus
*La presentación está disponible en Español Scan the QR Code
Boldly Connect Downtown
Refresh the Riverwalk
Get Your Feet Wet

ONE
Riverfront for all Chattanoogans
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Protect the investment in the Welcome Chattanoogans to the

riverfront parks by allowing riverfront and create a nucleus of
the spaces to evolve to meet energy that serves the social and
Hi, Remember Me? Chattanooga is on the Map There’s Always Something
community needs. Attract and cultural needs of the community, New at the Green
Throw Launch Event at Develop a community
extend visits to the Chattanooga and spurs locally owned business the Chattanooga Green, based process for curating Implement weekly
riverfront by providing comfortable and entrepreneurship. Amphitheater, and the major riverfront events programming at the
ballpark parking lots. and creatively stage Chattanooga Green and
and exciting park spaces. events. Aquarium plaza.

Play at the Tennessee River City Sweat Riverfront Parkway Open Street Event

RCC used community

input from the One
Chattanooga Riverfront
process to identify
Log Play Earth Slide Interactive Mound Play a need for a greater
Art diversity of events
along the Riverfront.
RCC is working with
partners to host
80+ activations this
summer, with more in
the works! Additional
potential events
include...

City Sweat
Ross’s Landing Seating
Kite Flying
Community
Skate Night
Under The Bridge
Dance Parties
Gospel or Jazz
on the Riverfront
Indigenous People
Performances
History Tours
Theatre in the Park

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Establish the Riverfront District

as a place for the entire city, with
business and opportunities for all.
Direct or indirect business subsidy:
Grants or low-cost loans to business
owners, master leased space with
discounted or sliding-scale rent, long-
term purchase agreements, low-cost
vendor stalls
Other developer subsidy:
Low-cost financing, subsidy
grants, TIF financing, tax
abatements, anchor tenancy
Business capacity support:
Incubator program, business
assistance program
Direct subsidy or equity
participation: Free or
discounted land, joint
venture with delayed return
Workforce development: Job
training programs, training
grants, preferences for
tenants that commit to local
hiring
Front Door
The developments that engage
the river are critical for chaining
visits between the parks, trails,
events, and businesses in the
Riverfront District.

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Success at the RCC- and

City-owned parcels will
provide a model for
equitable development in the
Riverfront District and greater
Chattanooga community
3rd St

Living Opportunities: Commit

to mix of affordable and
market rate housing as part CITY OF CHATTANOOGA
of the redevelopment of RCC-
and City-owned parcels.
COUNTY, STATE,
Business Opportunities:
FEDERAL, OTHER
Commit to providing low-cost
PUBLIC ENTITY
commercial space to enable
local and minority-owned
businesses to locate in the NON-PROFIT
Riverfront District. DEVELOPMENT
4th St CORPORATION
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Broad Street R/W Allocation
campus is at the intersection generous width and tremendous 120ft R/W Total

of key corridors that connect opportunity to serve as a civic 25%

Downtown, the Bluff Arts District,
the Tennessee Riverwalk,
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redevelopment sites. This block history, and the magic of
water play in a safe and
must serve as both a destination dynamic environment
for children and families
and connective tissue. by day, and the calming
spine through the urban core of
R/W Required
for Vehicular
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Chattanooga, providing a common (+/- 32 ft)
area for community activity and a 75%
signature public street that serves R/W Available for Signature
Urban Street & Civic Commons*
and supports existing businesses (+/- 88 ft)
and future redevelopment. *at less than <10,000 vehicles per day

romance of water by night.

Head of Broad Market Broad Street - Concept 1 Broad Street - Concept 2

Build on Farmer’s Market
momentum to create
temporary/seasonal market Street trees
stalls and event days for the Street trees
district complementing small/
local merchants.
Lighting and wayfinding Lighting and wayfinding
Pavilions and outdoor spaces

Flexible sidewalks

Signature Civic Commons Outdoor dining Flexible sidewalks

Create an extension of the

Broad Street public realm into
the Civic Campus, linking the
vibrant street life of the City’s
premier urban corridor with the
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and provides return on under- with the Aquarium and activity and additional
used, high-value real estate. surrounding District. revenue stream.
Signature Civic Commons 4th & Broad Street Gateway Intersection Concept
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Strategy #7 Riverfront District, confusing users and hampering
connections to the river and riverfront destinations
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in the Riverfront will increase as Riverwalk.
city’s greatest assets!
visitors and locals understand
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FOUR EIGHT ONE

Aspirations Strategies Riverfront for all Chattanoogans