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TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Lower East Branch Meets in Chattanooga ByJenniferNorton
Chattanooga’s First Community Greenway
Noel Durant, Chattanooga Program Director for
the Trust for Public Land, and Ben Nemec, Project
Engineer for Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Can-
non, Inc., presented a summary on the develop-
ment of the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway
on June 22 at the Lower East Branch Meeting held
at Outdoor Chattanooga in Chattanooga’s Coolidge
Park. BWSC sponsored the event.
The presentation detailed the history of a Chatta-
nooga community greenway, including the logistics
of land acquisition, engineering challenges of con-
structing stream-side greenway corridors, the most
recent completion of the one mile greenway connec-
tion to the Tennessee Riverwalk, the concept of the
final greenway segment currently in design, and the Left to right: Justin Holland, Administrator City of Chattanooga Public Works; Jennifer Norton,
importance of this greenway for the community. Chattanooga Water Quality Specialist; Noel Durant, Trust for Public Land, Chattanooga Chapter;
Ben Nemec, BWSC; David Johnson, Chattanooga Assistant Director of Parks Division; and Britt
The South Chickamauga Greenway Alliance Elmore, Chattanooga Civil Engineer.
has been working since the early 90s to create the
greenway that gives a riparian zone around the beautiful South introduces people to a natural environment that’s not typically
Chickamauga Creek. The assistance of the Trust for Public Land available in an urban setting. It doesn’t just offer a means of
and BWSC is a result of their continuous work, and the greenway transportation, but has recreational, environmental and cultural
connects to Chattanooga’s river walk at the mouth of the South opportunities for people to experience and enjoy.”
Chickamauga Creek. The meeting was hosted by the TCAPWA’s young professionals
David Johnson, Assistant Director of Parks Division, City of and intended to highlight Chattanooga’s work to enhance pedes-
Chattanooga Department of Public Works, said, “The South trian greenway availability and environmental conditions. Ap-
Chickamauga Creek Greenway is an asset to our community that proximately 50 members and guests were present.
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Lower East Branch Meets in Chattanooga ByJenniferNorton
Chattanooga’s First Community Greenway
Noel Durant, Chattanooga Program Director for
the Trust for Public Land, and Ben Nemec, Project
Engineer for Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Can-
non, Inc., presented a summary on the develop-
ment of the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway
on June 22 at the Lower East Branch Meeting held
at Outdoor Chattanooga in Chattanooga’s Coolidge
Park. BWSC sponsored the event.
The presentation detailed the history of a Chatta-
nooga community greenway, including the logistics
of land acquisition, engineering challenges of con-
structing stream-side greenway corridors, the most
recent completion of the one mile greenway connec-
tion to the Tennessee Riverwalk, the concept of the
final greenway segment currently in design, and the Left to right: Justin Holland, Administrator City of Chattanooga Public Works; Jennifer Norton,
importance of this greenway for the community. Chattanooga Water Quality Specialist; Noel Durant, Trust for Public Land, Chattanooga Chapter;
Ben Nemec, BWSC; David Johnson, Chattanooga Assistant Director of Parks Division; and Britt
The South Chickamauga Greenway Alliance Elmore, Chattanooga Civil Engineer.
has been working since the early 90s to create the
greenway that gives a riparian zone around the beautiful South introduces people to a natural environment that’s not typically
Chickamauga Creek. The assistance of the Trust for Public Land available in an urban setting. It doesn’t just offer a means of
and BWSC is a result of their continuous work, and the greenway transportation, but has recreational, environmental and cultural
connects to Chattanooga’s river walk at the mouth of the South opportunities for people to experience and enjoy.”
Chickamauga Creek. The meeting was hosted by the TCAPWA’s young professionals
David Johnson, Assistant Director of Parks Division, City of and intended to highlight Chattanooga’s work to enhance pedes-
Chattanooga Department of Public Works, said, “The South trian greenway availability and environmental conditions. Ap-
Chickamauga Creek Greenway is an asset to our community that proximately 50 members and guests were present.
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