ONE Riverfront Chattanooga

The renaissance of Chattanooga, which spanned the last decades of the 20th century and saw significant investment in the riverfront in the early 2000’s, was punctuated with many landmark projects in the Riverfront District: the Tennessee Riverwalk, AT&T Field, the Tennessee Aquarium, Riverfront Parkway, and the 21st Century Waterfront Park to name a few. These investments have anchored the tourism and hospitality industry, spurred signature annual events, and have become fixtures of the popular image of Chattanooga.

Though Chattanooga has made significant strides over the past 30 years in reinvigorating its riverfront and downtown core, the Riverfront District has also grappled with the challenges of aging infrastructure and amenities, single-mode roadway design, and an imbalance of tourist and visitor activity relative to local use. The Riverfront District also shares, along with the Greater Chattanooga community, the tremendously important civic responsibility to improve social and economic equity.

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The Riverfront District Master Plan will engage the Chattanooga community to:

Advance the activation of the riverfront park system.

Strengthen connectivity the riverfront and to neighboring downtown areas.

Develop a greater sense of place through unique development, streetscape and public realm improvements,and branding.

Guide catalytic opportunities that complement greater downtown Chattanooga while improving the experience and function of the unique users of the Riverfront District.

Define the role of the district, creating a place that serves all Chattanoogans, in addition to the district’s strong tourism industry.

Steering Committee

Lyndhurst Foundation
Medal of Honor Museum
Regional Planning Agency
River City Company (Board)
Riverfront Businesses & Property Owners
Riverfront Partnership
Tennessee Aquarium/IMAX Theater
The Hunter Museum
Urban League

ArtsBuild
Benwood Foundation
CARTA
Chamber of Commerce
Chattanooga Design Studio
Chattanooga Presents
Chattanooga Visitors Bureau
City of Chattanooga
Creative Discovery Museum
Friends of the Festival