SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. – Residents of South Pittsburg have developed a love-hate relationship with the downtown streetscape project that was completed in the mid-1990s.
Some enjoy its decorative landscaping and old-world charm, while others bemoan its jutting planter curbs that can make driving through the area feel like a skills test.
Either way, city leaders have been formulating a plan to revamp Cedar Avenue between First Street and Fifth Street while keeping what people love about it.
Last month, Mayor Virgil Holder announced a potential Tennessee Department of Transportation study that could focus on what needs to be done to make the road “more safe and more friendly to traffic flow.”
At the March meeting of the South Pittsburg City Commission, City Administrator Gene Vess said officials also are considering options for the street’s aging ornamental lights and replacing the Chinese ginkgo trees that were cut down last summer.