The team members of Idea Channel, a group of Urban Design Challenge participants tasked with presenting an idea to revamp the Vine Street corridor, say they are acutely aware of a challenge many Chattanoogans may not even realize exists.
“We want to rethink the area between downtown and UTC and establish a connection that has for a long time been disappointing,” said team member Matt Greenwell.
This same missing connectivity was recently given an entire semester’s attention by UTC graduate and undergraduate business students. Idea Channel is seeking to solve this problem through strategic, large-scale and multifaceted design.
The group’s plan focuses on improving Fountain Square, revitalizing Vine Street as a neighborhood, erecting a 900-car parking garage that includes retail space and a 4,000-seat stadium or recreational field on top of the structure, and changing the way Vine Street operates.
Those who missed their presentation last week at Central Church of Christ on Vine Street can see and hear about the plan for themselves at a follow-up forum June 7 at 5:30 p.m. at greenspaces.