![]() I was flattered to be invited to attend a meeting with two busy and key local people whose work focuses on green spaces. ![]() Durant also provided a map at the meeting that showed a future greenway trail link from South Broad Street along West 33 rd Street, on to Southside Community Park, through the Chattanooga Creek flatland below Crabtree Farms, and on toward East Lake. Durant told me in an email before the meeting, “The Trust for Public Land has been working alongside the city of Chattanooga in the vicinity of Chattanooga Creek since the early 2000s, and we are currently working on an effort to link neighborhoods in South Chattanooga across Chattanooga Creek with a greenway that would create another window to the creek.” He was also invited in part due to TPL’s work in progress on Chattanooga Creek. The work on developing the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway is one example. Durant from TPL, whose non-profit firm has helped raise funds for and secure natural areas for future parks and amenities for entities like the city of Chattanooga locally. And, as was later announced, it includes future park spaces for Chattanooga, which were included in general or broad spots on another and more futuristic map he emailed me. He also wanted to update or debrief me as a member of the media about the soon-to-be-revealed new overall park plan for the city of Chattanooga. He also sent me via email an image of the map. Martin saw the story and emailed me and said that he had found an old map by park designer John Nolen from the early 20 th century that called for plenty of protected park space around Chattanooga Creek, which of course did not really occur. ![]() I simply would like to see an undeveloped area become a park or natural area in most cases rather than be turned into a residential or commercial zone, even though I understand and appreciate the complexities of all urban and economic forces at work. It was simply my fun way in part of dreaming about how neat it would be for me personally to see future greenways and additional park space in that somewhat overlooked area of Chattanooga economically. Durant after writing a recent greenway series story about examining Chattanooga Creek in the Alton Park area and visualizing how some additional green spaces might work around it. And that in turn will help Chattanooga continue to be a high-quality city in which to live, he said in a press release. Mayor Tim Kelly has endorsed the plan, saying it helps Chattanooga take even better advantage of its scenic setting by improving and expanding its park and green space to all. And in more concrete terms, officials say they will also focus on fixing parks, building amenities, connecting people to parks better, and preserving green space, or “fix, build, connect and preserve.” He was referring to the city’s first new parks plan in 25 years, a plan designed to upgrade and expand park, greenway, and green space areas within the city limits.Īs was announced in the news after it was presented to the Chattanooga City Council in broad terms on June 20, the Parks and Outdoors Plan calls for focusing on the five principles of access, equity, nature, place, and quality in its implementation. ![]() Martin said, “There’s a chance to get it right,” before adding, “What if we build a great place to live?”
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