Chattanooga Riverfront District Plan Chattanooga, Tennessee
Services Provided
Urban Design
Riverfront Planning & Visioning
Placemaking
Public Realm Design
Engagement
People Involved
Darren Meyer
Andrew Overbeck
Donald Zellefrow
Plan Document
Reimagining a riverfront district to enhance vitality, accessibility, and civic appeal
MKSK led a multidisciplinary team to conduct a comprehensive Master Planning and Programming Study of the Riverfront District. The study included a robust stakeholder and public engagement process to solicit community input to help define the vision for the district. Recommendations included urban design, physical planning and improvements, economic development and strategies for branding, marketing, placemaking, and programming.
Key objectives included:
Developing a roadmap to reenergize the Riverfront District as a civic and cultural center for all Chattanoogans.
Identifying catalytic opportunities for high quality and equitable development and uses that will enhance the vitality, accessibility, and civic appeal of the area.
Design for a quality public realm that relates to the human scale experience.
Integration of civic art and placemaking design into the public realm that responds to the district’s unique history and character.
District brand development, public space activation and programming.
Urban design and sustainable development that meet the needs of both the community and tourism, now and into the future.
An implementation strategy and prioritized improvements that is open to adaptability to change in use over time.
Months of planning between the River City Company, the City of Chattanooga, The Benwood Foundation, The Lyndhurst Foundation, MKSK, and thousands of community members, developed the ONE Riverfront District Master Plan - a community-driven plan that identifies 4 Aspirations and 8 Strategies to transform the riverfront over the next seven to 10 years. The ONE Riverfront plan addresses current challenges, with near and long term strategies for aging infrastructure, single-mode roadways, and better accommodating tourists, visitors, and local users.
Eat, Drink and Socialize on the River
Complete the Green
Play at the Tennessee
Rediscover Nature