A small group of people gathered at Broad and 33rd Street on Saturday Dec. 13, for a groundbreaking ceremony for phase one of the Alton Park Connector.
“This groundbreaking of the Alton Park Connector marks more than the start of a new greenway,” District 7 City Council member Raquetta Dotley said.
“As the first neighborhood connection to the Tennessee Riverwalk, it represents a long -awaited promise, one that began more than 25 years ago with the city of Chattanooga’s Alton Park master plan entitled a plan for change,” Dotley continued.
“That plan recognized that strong neighborhoods, pedestrian connectivity, and access to opportunity are essential to Chattanooga’s identity and future. And the chapter was thoughtfully written, but never fully finished. Today, we restarted this half-written chapter. Phase one of the Alton Park Connector is the continuation of a vision paused but not forgotten.”…