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Plan to bridge green space on Chattanooga’s Southside gets boost from $20 million federal grant

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / A section of trail that will connect the Tennessee Riverwalk with Alton Park already exists as the developers of Borough 33 apartments build the portion that runs on their property. The walkway runs along West 33rd Street. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded Chattanooga $20 million for the Alton Park Connector project.
Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / A section of trail that will connect the Tennessee Riverwalk with Alton Park already exists as the developers of Borough 33 apartments build the portion that runs on their property. The walkway runs along West 33rd Street. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded Chattanooga $20 million for the Alton Park Connector project. Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / A section of trail that will connect the Tennessee Riverwalk with Alton Park already exists as the developers of Borough 33 apartments build the portion that runs on their property. The walkway runs along West 33rd Street. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded Chattanooga $20 million for the Alton Park Connector project.

By Ben Sessoms 4 min read

To help bridge green space from the Tennessee Riverwalk through Chattanooga’s Southside into East Lake via the Alton Park Connector, the city was recently awarded a $20 million federal grant to partially fund the project.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the recipients of the grants Friday. The initiative, called the Community Change Grants Program, is funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, federal legislation enacted by Democrats in Congress in 2022.

The connector, once completed, will create a pathway from the Riverwalk terminus near 33rd Street and end at East Lake Park.

The pathway will include additional green space and tree canopy, as well as provide access to public amenities in the Southside neighborhoods.