The Walnut Street Bridge is one of the world’s longest pedestrian bridges and is a highly trafficked avenue for active transportation in Chattanooga. It is expected to close for extensive preventive structural repairs and maintenance. A needs assessment was conducted to understand the potential impact on physical activity, identify alternative active transportation corridors, and assess safety concerns of displaced bicycle and pedestrian foot traffic during the closure.
Please join us on Wednesday, October 11th at green|spaces to learn how the Chattanooga Area Regional Authority (CARTA) and The City of Chattanooga plan to address the needs for maintenance on the bridge and how they will resolve the displaced pedestrians and cyclists during the closure.
Savannah Ward is the Community Outreach Coordinator with CARTA and a second-year graduate student in UTC's Master of Public Health program. Outside of work, she sits on the board of the Young Professionals of Chattanooga and is in this year's Leadership Chattanooga class. Her research was recently presented at the Tennessee Public Health Association's annual conference. In her free time, she enjoys kayaking, reading, and playing with her two cats, Yubi and Azula.
Eric Asboe is the Deputy Administrator of City Planning for the City of Chattanooga. In that role, he helped create Chattanoga's 2023 Climate Action Plan, leads the annual strategic capital budgeting process, and helps implement other long-range plans. Working with City departments, surrounding jurisdictions, and organizations across Chattanooga, Eric is passionate about shaping the City in sustainable, vibrant ways with and for all Chattanoogans.