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Riverwalk Extension Approved By City

82 views · Published 12 September 2012 · 2:20 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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By Jerry Askin  Chattanooga city council members approved nearly a quarter million dollars, that would go towards extending the Riverwalk from downtown to the St Elmo area.The unanimous vote took place Tuesday night.The Tennessee Department of Transportation is providing a grant to cover most it, but it'll be up to the city and county to come up with the remaining funds.Downtown Chattanooga is a place that attracts thousands of people each year and brings in more than a billion dollars annually. The beautiful waterfront and peaceful Riverwalk, keeps Nashville resident Beth Staggs and her family visiting the Scenic City about once a month."It's just a great place to visit...even if it's just for the day. A lot of times we drive down for the day," says Staggs.Now, local officials want to maximize the experience for tourist by extending their Riverwalk from downtown to St Elmo.In all, it'll cost .8 million for the extension. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will fund .3 million with a grant. And, it'll be up to the city of Chattanooga and Hamilton county to split the remaining balance of 76,000.Jimmy Shelley can appreciate the Riverwalk.  He visits downtown about 4 days a week."We just moved to the area....And it definitely benefits us. We're down here all the time," says Jimmy Shelley who lives in Chattanooga.It's the wonderful downtown Riverwalk, many people believes bring in more tourist."The tourist revenue is key to chattanooga now since it changed from maufacturing to tourist based," says Eric Lyman who lives in Chattanooga.And while city and county officials are still left to pay their half to extend the Riverwalk....tourists like Staggs say she'll keep enjoying the wonderful sights and sounds of the Scenic city."It looks great and it keeps everything up to looking beautiful like we want it to, like we want it to be!" says Staggs.

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