glass house collective next big thing outcomes

PREPARED BY: MALLORY B.E. BACHES, THE CIVIC HUBAND THE GLASS HOUSE COLLECTIVE STAFF

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSGlass House Collective is incredibly thankful and humbled for the outpouring of support during the planning and execution of The Next Big Thing Urbanism Workshop. Held in April 2015, the strategic vision listed in this document is a direct result of the contributions of the many talented participants who represented a cross-section of professions. Artists, residents, public officials, designers, planners, architects, community advocates, and administrators came together to work hand-in-hand with our residents to form an effective multidisciplinary and cohesive group.

This intentional approach had the goal of providing a diverse knowledge base. This allowed the teams to meaningfully address social, economic, political and physical issues. What a success! We are grateful for this expertise and we are pleased to share Glass House Collective’s forward vision as formulated by the teams.

PROJECT COORDINATORS:Teal ThibaudGlass House Collective

Mallory BachesThe Civic Hub

TEAM FACILITATORS:David Barlew, Jr.David Barlew Architects

Gene BurseLivable Memphis

Ann CoulterKennedy, Coulter, Rushing & Watson

Will DowdyUrban Design Studio, City of Portland

Gary GastonNashville Civic Design Center

Kristen JeffersThe Black Urbanist

Bert KuyrkendallChattanooga-Hamilton County RPA

Adrian LipscombeActive Transportation Department, City of Austin

Lauren LoweryDepartment of Neighborhood Development, City of Norfolk

Eric MyersElemi Architects

Ceara O’LearyDetroit Collaborative Design Center

Thomas PalmerCogent Studio

Chooch PickardMemphis Regional Design Center

Macon ToledanoLyndhurst Foundation

Justin TirsunChattanooga-Hamilton County RPA

Michael Waltongreen|spaces

Mike WatkinsMichael Watkins, Architect

Rick WoodTrust for Public Land

PROJECT MENTORS:Mike LydonStreet Plans Collaborative

Maurice CoxTulane University School of Architecture

Stroud WatsonKennedy, Coulter, Rushing & Watson

TEAM MEMBERS:Zach AtchleyBlythe BaileyKelly FitzgeraldEd GarbeeMallory NelsonMary McSearsKareeceesha ShepheardAlexis Willis

Dan BowersDaniel Crlencic Daniel GambleFuller HannanFernando MartinezMildred MorelandRebekah Mawuko

John BilderbackKim BondsDan BryanAshley ConradChelsea ConradSarah CookRondell CrierLaura Margaret JonesReginald Ruff

Carmen DavisBob FranklinToni GainesBrandi HillKatie McCallisterKathleen NolteStrat ParrottSarah Robbins

John BrownDale GrissoCarlos HamptonTaylor KinserAndrew SteeleMichael PraterElizabeth Williams

Brad BennettGabby Blades Akosua CookStefanie deOlloqui Sally MorrowKeif SchleiferElise WalkerLevar Wilson

Ross AndrewsJohn BridgerBethany CongdonBob McNuttNori MossPeter MurphyJeff PfitzerKaren RennichBrad SheltonWill SmithBrandon Sutton

Jonathan ButlerLauren DunnMartin GaddJennifer HolderOlga de KleinCat Collier MartinezMarcus Simon

Lisa FlintHunter FranksBrandi HillChris LykinsGail McKeelJames MorelandWilliam Smith

INTRODUCTIONGlass House Collective (GHC) was founded to “bring life back to Glass Street and Glass Street back to life”. Using a strategic, community-driven, grassroots engagement process, East Chattanooga residents define GHC’s workplan and associated tasks. In the inaugural phase of our work (2012-2014), GHC helped create and implement a citizen/artist/partner led vision to make Glass Street’s historic, two-block commercial corridor safer, cleaner and more inviting through creative placemaking projects. What a change!

In April 2015, we repeated the successful planning process to define new added value strategies and projects that are needed to move us forward. GHC’s first step was the hosting of the “The Next Big Thing Urbanism Workshop.” During this intensive design gathering, over 100 participants convened with the sole purpose of suggesting specific ways to improve Glass Street. Participants were organized into nine teams and challenged to consider how improved urbanism could have a positive impact on various aspects of the neighborhood. This includes business viability, quality public spaces, access to services, improved housing options, increased public safety, and opportunities for the community members to engage and contribute. At the same time, the strategies offered needed to be realistic, measurable and supportive of the neighborhood’s culture and values.

While considering opportunities for the East Chattanooga community’s future, teams were mindful of balancing three pairs of core concerns:

Places People:

designs should value the places – both figure and ground -- that give form to the community, while always valuing the people that give life to the community.Movement Access:

designs need to address the movement to, from, and through the community, while being sure to address the equity of access into, out of, and within the community.Investment Character:

designs will encourage investment in the community and by the community, but should do so by encouraging activation of the existing culture and assets of the community.

Team suggestions or designs were required to leverage the existing assets in the community. This East Chattanooga neighborhood has strengths in its physical places, existing businesses, and built environment as well in its individuals, organizations, and earlier accomplishments. While there is still work to be done, it is important to build upon and add value to what currently exists. GHC’s core value is work with our community and our residents.

THE RESULTS AND STRATEGIESThe results were amazing! Dozens of creative, realistic, and scalable urban revitalization tactics for improving residential, commercial, and public spaces within a 5 minute walking radius surrounding historic Glass Street were offered, visualized and defined. A comprehensive list of all proposed plans is included in the appendix of this document. Post-conference, we began sharing these ideas through a series of community conversations.

After analysis, GHC has a compiled set of programmatic goals and strategies for the next three years. This strategic vision mirrors the participant designs and specifically addresses implementation of efforts that can be completed within 1 month (short-term), 1 year (mid-term), and 3 year (long-term) time frames, prioritizing lighter, quicker, and cheaper techniques. Additionally, the three focus areas for Glass House Collective’s work emerged into three categories:

Glass House Collective’s 2016-2018 Programmatic Goals include:

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT• Renovate and activate a vacant business storefront along Glass Street.• Animate three (3) vacant business spaces with temporary events/installations along Glass Street.• Recruit three (3) new business tenants/building owners to Glass Street.

PUBLIC SPACE/STREETSCAPING DEVELOPMENT• Connect the Glass Street community to the 50-acre Sherman Reservation National Park.• Activate three (3) underutilized public spaces through temporary events/installations.• Drive permanent public space/streetscaping infrastructure improvements along Glass Street.

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT• Engage 45 East Chattanooga homeowners in landscaping improvement projects.• Engage 30 East Chattanooga homeowners in minor exterior home improvement projects.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

PUBLIC SPACE AND STREETSCAPE

RESIDENTIAL IMPROVEMENT


MISSION:Glass House Collective will improve local business viability by:

• Housing GHC operations in vacant and underutilized buildings. This creates foot traffic so that potential developers can visualize themselves in the space and worthy of their investment.

• Filling empty storefronts with events and art installations.

• Continuing to inventory redevelopment opportunities and drive permanent investment to Glass Street’s built assets.

GOAL #1:Renovate and activate a vacant business storefront along Glass Street.

Selected Success Highlights: • Renovated and activated 2523 Glass Street: GHC resided in this building as temporary headquarters from 2012 – 2014. Garth Brown, Glass House resident architect, designed and partnered with a construction company to renovate the storefront. It became home to Rebekah Mawuko’s Moving Forward Studio, and Eric “Seven” Finley’s Urban Artformz Institute as part of our 2014 Artist Residency Program. The amination of this space helped attract a private developer to purchase the building • Façade Improvement Program Leading to Business Development with a Community Impact: Assisted in the renovation and activation of 2432 Glass Street through our 2013 Facade Improvement Program. Rondell Crier’s Studio Everything moved into this space as a part of our 2014 Artist Residency Program. In 2015, Rondell secured outside funding to continue operations at their Glass Street location. In addition to his commissioned work, Studio Everything provides a free resource studio to the community with access, consultation and mentorship to East Chattanooga residents who want to learn techniques such as welding, woodworking, painting, and screen printing. • Assisted in the renovation and activation of 2200 Glass Street: As a worthy recipient of the 2013 Facade Improvement Program, this historic building housed ‘The Next Big Thing’ workshop in the Spring of 2015. It has a new owner who is currently making plans for its new mission.

Glass House Collective will work with the community and partners from around the city to determine which of the below or other strategies will be implemented to achieve the overall goal.

Short-Term Strategies: • Identify key spaces that are suitable for GHC operations. • Approach property owner about their long-term vision and commitment to Glass Street. Once understood, a formalized leasing agreement will be executed which will include a strategic vision for build out and storefront improvements.

Mid-Term Strategies: • Use temporary headquarters to host meet and greets as well as neighborhood meetings. • Program the space regularly which include opportunities for both potential tenants and/or potential investors to see Glass Street in action.

Long-Term Strategies: • Identify tenants to occupy the space long-term when the owner shows interest in retaining building ownership. • Identify another key space when needed and approach property owner about a lease.


GOAL #2:Bring three (3) vacant commercial spaces ‘back to life’ with temporary events/installations along Glass Street.Selected Highlighted Successes: • Better Block Event: Modelled after the nationally recognized Build a Better Block public revisioning effort, GHC facilitated an event to transform Glass Street into a ‘complete street’. The goal was to invigorate the street with events and attractions in a safe and efficient way for enjoyment by all. Attracting over 1,200 participants, the focal point was the artist and architect produced creative street side installations and Pop Up shops. With 25+ creatives at the helm, memorable moments included a new community space designed by Hefferlin+Kronenberg Architects, which exists today, artist Olga de Klein’s yarn-bombed trolley, and an interactive pop-up installation called ‘Harambee’. Attracting national attention, de Klein’s trolley was a 30-foot wide, 15-foot tall mixed media mural made using 17,151 yards of yarn. It was a site to see and was a source of pride for the community.

• Bank Art Center (BAC): The effort created a 30-day pop-up art and culture space for learning, exhibitions, and performance located in one of Glass Street’s most iconic buildings. This temporary gallery, featured live jazz music, curator talks, and children’s art activities. Renowned African American artists Jacob Lawrence, Norman Lewis, Elizabeth Catlett, Joseph Delaney, and Thornton Dial were highlighted in the gallery. Local partners included James McKissic (collector), Shane Morrow (curator), and Carmen Davis (jazz musician) as part of a series of events celebrating Black History Month.


Short-Term Strategies: • Identify three (3) storefronts and programmatic partners. • Host five (5) events/installations. • Paint windows and add lighting. • Add temporary signage to storefronts along Glass Street. • Host pop-up art galleries.

Mid-Term Strategies: • Host five (5) events/installations. • Establish a ‘Pop-Up to Permanent’ entrepreneurial development program that incubates small businesses in underutilized properties until they are ready for a permanent home. • Renovate historic signage for iconic places such as the Rivoli Theatre and Ray’s Records.

Long-Term Strategies: • Identify three (3) new spaces. • Create a permanent sign program, commissioned by local artists


GOAL #3:Recruit three (3) new building acquisitions/ business tenants to Glass Street.

Selected Highlighted Successes: • Attract Working Artists: Glass House recruited three instructional artist studios to Glass Street. This includes Rondell Crier’s Studio Everything, Rebekah Mawuko’s Moving Forward Studio, and Eric “Seven” Finley’s Urban Artformz. • Attract Developers: Glass House Collective helped attract new private developers to Glass Street who purchased and renovated 2523 Glass Street, 2200 Glass Street, 2501 Glass Street, and 2510 N. Chamberlain Avenue.


Short-Term Strategies: • Maintain an inventory of available and vacant buildings with detailed specifications to efficiently communicate with potential investors and tenants. • Connect potential investors and tenants with contact information and resources needed to consider the Glass Street neighborhood as their new home for their business.

Mid-Term Strategies: • Identify, recruit and connect investor with building owners. • Meet and network with potential community development professionals who are interested in the thriving Chattanooga real estate market.

Long-Term Strategies: • Work with state, county, city and private agencies who provide business incentives. GHC needs to connect potential

investors and small business to resources that will attract them to the Glass Street neighborhood.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP NEEDS • Creation of a Redevelopment Corporation responsible for ongoing investment. • Creation of a Community Design Center or partnership with existing design studio to be responsible for providing design assistance. • Secure Community Development Block Grant, Tax Increment Financing, Housing and Urban Development, historic preservation, and similar funding to support needed investment. • Program for local businesses to access business development loans.

PUBLIC SPACE & STREETSCAPING

MISSION:Glass House Collective will strategically shape the physical and social character of the Glass Street neighborhood around arts and cultural activities that animate public and private spaces to bring diverse people together to celebrate this special place by: • Increasing access, investment, shared accountability, and the celebration of Glass Street’s bountiful natural/cultural amenities. With a 50-acre National Park in Glass Street’s “backyard”, our community needs to work together through sweat-equity, inclusionary process, collaborative planning, and community-based advocacy to connect with Sherman Reservation. • Generating social capital, through neighborhood-based events. This includes social networks of reciprocity and trustworthiness. • Enhancing neighborhood pride through signage and beautification projects. • Improving ‘complete streets’ connectivity throughout and beyond the Glass Street neighborhood. ‘Complete streets’ are designed for all roadway users including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders. Users of all ages and abilities deserve to have safe efficient travel options. • Driving permanent investment in and activation of permanent infrastructure and open spaces along Glass Street.

GOAL #1:Connect the Glass Street neighborhood to Sherman Reservation, a 50-acre National Park, at the north end of Glass Street through a pedestrian trail network animated with artistic way-finding signage and public art.Glass House Collective will work with the community and partners from around the city to determine which of the below or other strategies will be implemented to achieve the overall goal.

Short-Term Strategies: • Identify partners. • Host volunteer clean up days. • Execute ‘Fitness Loop Phase I’ to provide public access to this historic natural amenity in the Glass Street neighborhood. A resident/artist generated plan is needed to establish a pedestrian trail network connecting Glass Street to Sherman Reservation. • Create way-finding signage that introduces visitors to Sherman Reservation and the Awtry Street trailhead. • Flag, clear, and build the main trail. • Install crosswalk along South Crest Road.

• Celebrate September 2016 National Park Service/Sherman Reservation 100-year anniversary.

Mid-Term Strategies: • Add signage, furniture, technology and equipment promoting use of the open space for public fitness and active recreation. • Create multiple trails in the Trust for Public Land owned land including one trail for the fitness loop utilizing Glass Street. • Acquire the parking area across from the Sherman Reservation trailhead.

Long-Term Strategies: • Establish a Friend’s of Sherman’s Reservation. • With partners, acquire land to connect Trust for Public Land’s property to Sherman Reservation, Sherman Reservation to Billy Goat Hill, and Billy Goat Hill to the South Chick Greenway.

PUBLIC SPACE & STREETSCAPING

GOAL #2:Activate three (3) underutilized public spaces through

temporary events/installations.

Selected Highlighted Successes: • Activated Glass Street through Glass Street Live Block Party in 2012 and Better Block Glass Street in 2013.

• Partnership with Resident Led Good Neighbor Network: GHC works closely with the Good Neighbor Network who spearheaded many popular community engagement efforts such as Sausage Fest, Pardi Gras, Little Free library, clean up days and a community bulletin board.

• Pocket Parks: Stimulated two new pocket parks with numerous community cook outs, two permanent murals, and Rise-Up Chattanooga. Rise-Up Chattanooga was a temporary public art installation by Virginia-based artist Charlie Brouwer in which 452 ladders borrowed from families, schools, businesses, churches, and organizations from all over the Chattanooga community. They were joined together with heavy-duty cable ties to form a temporary sculpture on the grounds of Glass House Collective.

• First and Second Annual Gospel on Glass: GHC hosted music festivals celebrating gospel as an active artform in the community.


Short-Term Strategies: • Host a Meet-A-Neighbor Community BBQ. • Host a monthly pocket park movie night. • Lead a ‘Clean & Green’ community clean-up walk with fire/police participation. • Create block parties with the Bike Cart. • Establish a monthly farmers market/vendor fair.

• Host music/puppets/community theatre events.

Mid-Term Strategies: • Do another large-scale, temporary Rise Up Chattanooga-style artist installation. • Paint the plaza pavement at N. Chamberlain Avenue and Glass Street. • Continue to host a series of block-by-block neighbor meet-and-greets. • Host an ‘Open Streets’ event (temporarily close streets to automobile traffic, so that people may use them for walking, bicycling, dancing, playing, and socializing). • Schedule pop-ups and parades to bring the public to Glass Street. • Host a street festival that showcases the community. • Host Gospel on Glass event annually.

Long-Term Strategies: • Host activities along Glass Street, including an annual intersection painting.

RESIDENTIALGOAL #2:Engage 30 East Chattanooga homeowners in minor exterior home improvement projects.

Short-Term Strategies: • Identify 5 willing homeowners, partner organizations, and funding to make improvements. • Coordinate residential upkeep workdays. • Offer small stipends to residents to remove chain-link fences. • Develop a how-to guide for quick, inexpensive, and easy curb appeal projects. • Create a ‘Neighborhood Handyman’ program to help residential with upkeep.

Mid-Term Strategies: • Identify 10 willing homeowners, partner organizations, and funding. • Establish a neighborhood beautification program, provide housing improvements through volunteer and homeowner work days to area properties in need of upkeep. • Establish a ‘Porches of East Chattanooga’ program providing homeowner improvements to neighborhood front porches. • Pair neighbors with artists in a community-wide art door project called Open Doors.

Long-Term Strategies: • Identify 15 willing homeowners, partner organizations, and funding. • Develop a Glass Street Comprehensive Plan to guide growth and investment in the surrounding community, with special attention given to diversity of housing. • Develop a book titled The Porches of East Chattanooga, which would feature photographs of the many attractive porches in the neighborhood.

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP NEEDS • Creation of a Housing Resource Center to assist homeowners in improving properties. • Creation of a Community Housing Trust. • Creation of a Community Design Center responsible for providing design assistance. • Connections with HUD, historic preservation, and similar funding to support needed investment. • Identification of programs for local homeowners to access home improvement loans.

OUR APPROACHGlass House Collective’s mission is to bring life back to Glass Street, and Glass Street back to life. Each strategy will be artist-led and community driven. Glass House Collective is committed to this model and actively engages the community so that residents continue to feel connected to our work. Using this bike cart, we can be seen with our wheels and feet on the street.

We look forward to meeting again in the future at our next workshop to continue our efforts involving creative placemaking, feet on the streets, and new partnerships while bringing life back to Glass Street and Glass Street back to life.

CATEGORY HOW-TO GUIDE

ARCHITECTURE ART COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

HEALTH PLANNING OPEN SPACE

SAFETY STREETSCAPE TRANSPORTATION COST PARTNERS

TEAM 1Facilitators: Kristen Jeffers and Justin Tirsun

Members: Alexis Willis, Mallory Nelson, Mary McSears, Kareeceesha Shepheard, Zach Atchley, Ed Garbee, Kelly Fitzgerald

Painted traffic table(s) at key intersection(s) Here Because We Love It Here X X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Street calming demonstration on Chamberlain Street ✓ X X $ Good Neighbor Network, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Host faith-based stakeholder meeting X X $ Good Neighbor Network

Meet-a-Neighbor Community BBQ Bringing Life Back to Glass Street

✓ X $ Good Neighbor Network

Raised traffic table(s) at key intersection(s) X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Coordinate faith-based organizations X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Conduct inventory of needs X X $ CHCRPA, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Build resources for needs X $$ Lyndhurst Foundation, Benwood Foundation

Open Streets/pop-ups/parades Bringing Life Back to Glass Street

✓ X X X X $$ Good Neighbor Network

Block-by-block neighbor meet-and-greets Bringing Life Back to Glass Street

✓ X X $ Good Neighbor Network

First-time Farmers Market ✓ X X X X $ Good Neighbor Network

Permanent Infrastructure Improvements X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, DOT

Housing investment in critical areas X X X $$$ CHCRPA, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Forming a real bond with neighbors X X $ Good Neighbor Network

Strategy to use enforcement of codes X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Fully-functional grocer with farmers market component X X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga

CATEGORY ARCHITECTURE ART COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT





TEAM 2Facilitators: Adrian Lipscomb, Bert Kuyrkendall

Members: Mildred Moreland, Daniel Ceciric, Daniel Gamble, Rebekah Muwako, Fuller Hannan, Dan Bowers, Fernando Martinez

Paint windows/add store signage Here Because We Love It Here X X $$ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Start dialogue with City Council X $ City of Chattanooga

Establish after-school program X X $$ Good Neighbor Network

East Lake Rec Center clean-up ✓ X X $ Chattanooga Parks, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

“First Thursday” art events ✓ X X $ Good Neighbor Network, ArtsBuild

Community Progress Board X X $ Good Neighbor Network

Pocket park movie night Bringing Life Back to Glass Street


Grill park at Waller X X $ Chattanooga Parks

Street lights The Next Big Thing X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Sidewalks The Next Big Thing X X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Promote public safety X X $ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Police Department

Code review X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Create active core of churches X X $ Good Neighbor Network

Promote small business opportunities X X $ Launch Chattanooga






TEAM 3Facilitators: Will Dowdy, Macon Toledano

Members: John Bilderback, Kim Bonds, Dan Bryan, Ashley Conrad, Chelsea Conrad, Sarah Cook, Rondell Crier, Laura Margaret Jones, Reginald Ruff

The Orchard Walk

Clean up ✓ X X X X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Mow the grass ✓ X X X X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Collect ideas from the neighbors X X $ Good Neighbor Network

Invite neighbors to plant fruit trees X X X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Get the city to repair the sidewalks X X X X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Create a walking path X X X X X $$ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Plant trees on the connecting streets X X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Make more permanent improvements X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Welcome to Glass Street

Clean the corner Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Paint the crosswalks with art Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X X X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT, ArtsBuild

Host an annual intersection painting Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X X X X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Good Neighbor Network, ArtsBuild

Get the city to repair the sidewalks Here Because We Love It Here X X X X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Plant trees on the side of the street Here Because We Love It Here X X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Paint the plaza pavement Here Because We Love It Here X X X $ ArtsBuild, Good Neighbor Network

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Host activities Here Because We Love It Here X $$ Good Neighbor Network

Take a look at what works, and make it better Here Because We Love It Here $$

Connecting Spaces

Paint the crosswalks Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X X X X X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT, ArtsBuild

Get the city on board for pedestrian improvements Here Because We Love It Here X X X X X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Fill out all the sidewalks and add street trees to connect the two ends of Glass Street

Here Because We Love It Here X X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Life to Glass Street

Fill the empty signs with art from the community ✓ X X $$ ArtsBuild

Explore art opportunities to make Glass Street a Drive-Through Gallery X X $ ArtsBuild

Create a curated art space X X X $$ ArtsBuild






TEAM 4Facilitators: Gary Gaston, Michael Walton

Members: Bob Franklin, Brandi Hill, Carmen Davis, Kathleen Nolte, Katie McCallister, Dennis Clark, Sarah Robbins, Strat Parrott, Toni Gaines

Paint Glass/Dodson intersection and crosswalks Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X X X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT, ArtsBuild

Define vehicle/pedestrian traffic pattern at Glass House Breakfast and Lunch House X X X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Gather business owners on Glass Street X X $ Launch Chattanooga, Good Neighbor Network

Plant street trees up Glass Street X X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Continue sidewalk LED lights up Glass Street The Next Big Thing X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Plant trees, install outdoor lighting, create gateway art in existing pole sign, install lawn furniture ✓ X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Explore off-side parking X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Provide green infrastructure to grocery parking lot Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X X $$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

Plant edible parks at open spaces ✓ X X X $ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

Start Glass Street Business Improvement District X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, Launch Chattanooga

Hold street festival Bringing Life Back to Glass Street

✓ X X $$ Good Neighbor Network

Infill mixed-income residential X X X X $$$ Chattanooga Housing Authority, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Protections for existing residents from displacement X X $$$ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Bury overhead lines/remove utility poles X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, EPB

Glass Street BID begins start-up support programs X X $$$ Launch Chattanooga

Street festival expands X X $$ Good Neighbor Network

Improve connection to light rail/Railroad Museum The Next Big Thing X X X X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga






TEAM 5Facilitators: Ceara O’Leary, Ann Coulter

Members: Andrew Steele, Bruz Clark, Carlos Hampton, Dale Grisso, Elizabeth Williams, James McKissic, John Brown, Michael Prater, Taylor Kinser

Business Support: Pop-Up to Permanent

Identify 2 key pop-up locations X X $ Launch Chattanooga

Central green space links strip X X $ Chattanooga Parks

Pop-up idea board with map ✓ X $ Good Neighbor Network

Connect with Causeway X $ Causeway

Create/access program for property improvements X X X $$ Chattanooga Housing Authority, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Activate key buildings X X X X $$$ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Launch Chattanooga

Support major repairs to buildings X X X $$$ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Continue building partnerships with owners X X X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Highlight educational opportunities and access to healthy foods X X X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Streetscape Improvements for Safety

Start discussion with City for lighting/streetscape improvements X X X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Extend banners, art including all properties Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT, property owners, ArtsBuild

Street signs X X X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Fix pot holes X X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Install lighting/streetscape improvements The Next Big Thing X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Pavement changes at key intersections Here Because We Love It Here X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Gateway signs Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X X X $$ City of Chattanooga, ArtsBuild

Expand improvements beyond Glass Street $$$Blue + Green Open Space

Waterway signage ✓ X X $ City of Chattanooga

Find partners, engage City X $ City of Chattanooga

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Glass Street Glass Bridge X $$ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, DOT

Work with City to plan daylighting X X X $ City of Chattanooga, EPB

Create central green space around creek X $$ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, Chattanooga Parks

Daylight creeks and connect to central green space X X $$ City of Chattanooga, EPB

Enhance and complete central green space X $$$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

Connect with city water network X $$$ City of Chattanooga

Events + Community Gathering + Getting the Word Out

Clean & Green Community walk: fire/police, clean-up Bringing Life Back to Glass Street X X $ Chattanooga Police Department, Chattanooga Fire Department, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Expand communications X X $ Good Neighbor Network

Connect with surrounding neighborhood identity X X $ Good Neighbor Network

Parade (24 hour fest) ✓ X X $$ Good Neighbor Network

Gospel on Glass Bringing Life Back to Glass Street


Kids neighborhood planning workshops ✓ X X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, Good Neighbor Network

Ongoing community programming ✓ X X X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Publishing artist residency X $$ ArtsBuild

Pavilion with outdoor market/gathering space X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

History and culture interpretive signage X X X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA






TEAM 6Facilitators: Chooch Pickard, Rick Wood

Members: Akosua Cook, Blythe Bailey, Brad Bennett, Elise Walker, Gabby Blades, Keif Schliefer, Levar Wilson, Sally Morrow, Stefanie deOlloqui

Bolster the Good Neighborhood Network

Empower residents with contact for neighborhood needs (sidewalk repair, flooding issues, trash or garbage, etc.)

✓ X X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Invite City Council and Department Heads to neighborhood meetings ✓ X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, DOT

Pop-Up Activities

Tailgate parties in vacant asphalt lots with picnic tables/games ✓ X X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Locations for tailgate parties leads to long-term investment ✓ X X $$ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Identify Key Properties

Map the Stormwater and WPA “ditches” X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Map the key properties (identify landownership) X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Community Event 2016

100 Year Anniversary of NPS/Sherman Reservation X X $$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

Launch Plan of Improved Access (to Sherman Reservation and throughout Glass Street) X X X X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, Chattanooga Parks

Implement Shuttle System during event X $$ City of Chattanooga, CARTA

Host public art contest X X $ City of Chattanooga, ArtsBuild

Traffic Calming

Work with landowners to install more planters on private property X $ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks, property owners

Road surfaces treatment X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Cross-walk study X X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Fence Incentive X X $$ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Historic Asset Survey

WPA ditches X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Buildings X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Glass Farm X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Rail X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Develop Design Standards

Develop facade funding incentives X X $$ Chattanooga Housing Authority, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Ensure quality/materials as buildings are redeveloped X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Public Wi-Fi

Work with EPB and City X X $$ City of Chattanooga, EPB

Include in parks and at bus stops X X $$ City of Chattanooga, EPB, Chattanooga Parks, CARTA

Art

Make use of abandoned signs with rotating art exhibit ✓ X X $ ArtsBuild

Develop Comprehensive Plan for Glass Street

Serves as guide as change begins, guides growth and investment X X X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Plan should have special focus on diversity of housing X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, Chattanooga Housing Authority

Capital Improvements

Build the Sherman Reservation connection X $$$ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, DOT, Chattanooga Parks, Bike Walk Chattanooga

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Build trails and connectivity throughout the neighborhood X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, DOT, Chattanooga Parks, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Make improvements to the street: encourage calming, livability (get project on MPO calendar and funding priority)

The Next Big Thing X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga






TEAM 7Facilitators: Lauren Lowery, David Barlew, Jr.

Members: Abbie Roberts, Bethany Congdon, Peter Murphy, Brad Shelton, Ross Andrews, Will Smith, Jeff Phitzer, Nori Moss, John Bridger, Karen Rennich, Bob McNutt, Brandon Sutton

Creative Placemaking

Signage projects ✓ X X $ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

Paint fire hydrants ✓ X X X $ City of Chattanooga, Good Neighbor Network

Upkeep on Glass Street mural ✓ X $ ArtsBuild, Good Neighbor Network

Painting scheme for parking Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X X X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, ArtsBuild, Good Neighbor Network

Kids zone signs Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X X X X $ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

School bus signage ✓ X X X X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Resident pride flags ✓ X X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Street sign toppers X X X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Feet on the Streets

Outdoor classroom X X X $$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks, Good Neighbor Network

Crumbling WPA ditch repair X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, WPA

Community Garden at Hardy ✓ X X X $$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

Outside Theater ✓ X X $$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks, Good Neighbor Network

Porches of East Chattanooga Bringing Life Back to Glass Street

✓ X X $$ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Residential upkeep workdays Bringing Life Back to Glass Street

✓ X X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Way-finding signage Bringing Life Back to Glass Street

✓ X X X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Architect for a day ✓ X X $ AIA Tennessee

New Partnerships

Storefront grants X X X $$ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Launch Chattanooga

Neighborhood tree program The Next Big Thing X $$$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

Landscaping program The Next Big Thing X $$$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

Curbs on Stuart Street X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Bike and trail connections The Next Big Thing X X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Chattanooga Parks, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Early childhood program X X X $$$Forgivable loan housing X X X $$$ Chattanooga Housing Authority, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Townhouses X X X $$$($) Chattanooga Housing Authority, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise






TEAM 8Facilitators: Gene Burse, Eric Myers

Members: Lauren Dunn, Jonathan Butler, Martin Gadd, Marcus Simon, Jennifer Holder, Olga de Klein, Cat Collier Martinez

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North Chamberlain Gateway

Mural facing TN Valley Railroad Museum ✓ X X $ ArtsBuild

Mural or signage welcoming visitors to Glass Street Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X X $ ArtsBuild

Dodson Avenue Gateway

Build/install “Glass Street Welcome” sign Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT, ArtsBuild

Landscape corner of Glass and Dodson to curve Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Chattanooga Parks

Build/install planters to accent welcome sign Here Because We Love It Here

✓ X $ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Chattanooga Parks

Greenway “Walkable” Gateway

Clear/create walking/bicycle path: Cushman Street to Bachman Street to Latta Street, down Wheeler Avenue

Here Because We Love It Here X X X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Place planter boxes, railroad ties, and easements Here Because We Love It Here X X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Chattanooga Parks

Install sidewalks and bicycles lanes on corresponding streets Here Because We Love It Here X X X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT, Bike Walk Chattanooga

Install street lighting and solar paint along pathway Here Because We Love It Here X X X X $$ City of Chattanooga, DOT

Historic Landmark Signage and Accessibility

Create guerrilla historic markers, way-finding and directional signage ✓ X $ ArtsBuild, AIGA, Walk [Your City]

Improve Neighborhood Homes and Healthy Porch Sitting

“Light Up the Night” or “Porch Project” homeowner improvements to front porches

Bringing Life Back to Glass Street X X $$ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Neighborhood Handyman connection Bringing Life Back to Glass Street X X $ Good Neighbor Network

Install bike repair station Bringing Life Back to Glass Street X X $ Good Neighbor Network,Chattanooga Bicycle Club, Bike Walk Chattanooga

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Turn Pavement Pieces into Green Improvements

Old Post Office location and lot ✓ X $$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks, property owners

Old Sunny Town Supermarket building and lot ✓ X $$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks, property owners

Art, mural and signage installations in empty lots ✓ X X $ City of Chattanooga, ArtsBuild, property owners

Facade improvements (Old Theatre on Glass Street) X $$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Mobile Market

Designate consistent location X X X $ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

Install permanent sign with day/time X $ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

Permanent historic markers X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Phase 2 facade improvements (grant programs) X $$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Local business recruitment from incubators X $ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Launch Chattanooga

Food Co-op/grocery store/convenience store X X $$$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Launch Chattanooga

Weekly farmers market X $$ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Partnership with Chamber of Commerce - Leadership Chattanooga to recruit trained leaders to volunteer for short/long term Glass Street projects X X $ City of Chattanooga, Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Chattanooga

Diversify housing/attract private developers X X X X $$$ Chattanooga Housing Authority, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Partner with and offer housing incentives to large employers (Amazon, Volkswagen) X X X $$$ Chattanooga Housing Authority, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Chamber of Commerce






TEAM 9Facilitators: Mike Watkins, Thomas Palmer

Members: Gail McKeel, James Moreland, William Smith, Brandi Hill, Lisa Flint, Ed Garbee, Hunter Franks, Chris Lykins

Open Doors in Glass Houses

Call to action: pair neighbors with artists The Next Big Thing X X X $ ArtsBuild, Good Neighbor Network

Interview owners before/during/after The Next Big Thing X $ Good Neighbor Network

More doors added to project The Next Big Thing X X X $ ArtsBuild, Good Neighbor Network

Tour of doors The Next Big Thing X $ Good Neighbor Network

Postcards/posters of doors The Next Big Thing X X $ AIGA

Door Festival The Next Big Thing X $$ ArtsBuild, Good Neighbor Network

Door exchange/artists invited The Next Big Thing X X $ ArtsBuild, Good Neighbor Network

Door app The Next Big Thing X $Open Spaces in Glass Farms

Partner with schools and churches X X X $ Good Neighbor Network

Build out programming X X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, Good Neighbor Network

Pop-up: dog park, basketball court, dance floor, frozen lady, market, tea house ✓ X X $$ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Semi-permanent/permanent structure informed by pop-up spaces/events X X $$$Blueways on Glass Street

Research: Emerald Necklace (in Boston) > Glass Necklace? X X $ City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Parks

Wayfinding, projection ✓ X $ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA

Pop-up kiddie pools ✓ X X $ Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Good Neighbor Network

Reflecting pool X $$$ City of Chattanooga, CHCRPA, Chattanooga Parks

KEY 13 Point: GHC-Focus Project 1 Month: $: $1,000 or less

10 Point: Urbanism Workshop Proposed Project 1 Year: $$: $10,000 or less

3 Years: $$$: $100,000 or less

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