City of Chattanooga: Patten Parkway Pedestrian Plaza
City of Chattanooga: Patten Parkway Pedestrian Plaza
Asa Engineering & Consulting, Inc. was selected by the City of Chattanooga, the River City Company, and the Chattanooga Design Studio to provide Urban Planning and Design services on the proposed $5-Million Patten Parkway Pedestrian Plaza in Downtown Chattanooga. The project is the second phase of the New Miller Park District Renovations and comes on the heels of the $10.7-Million Miller Park and MLK Boulevard Revitalization Project.
Built in 1896, Patten Parkway originally served as Chattanooga’s market square and was specifically designed to accommodate the daily flow of buying and selling goods from local businesses. The space was demolished in the late 1940s and eventually evolved into the current-day configuration- a 420-ft long, 100-ft wide roadway with an ample center median. Although the median serves as a public greenspace with memorials that honor WWII veterans from Chattanooga, the space that once supported community interaction is now highly underutilized and disremembered.
The completed design concept centered around a re-creation of a modern-day public square in which primary, everyday circulation could happen in the middle, flanked by kiosk spaces on either side, and canopy provided by a new dense orchard of urban trees. This layout almost triples the dedicated pedestrian area, and provides a new, full space to be better utilized for special events.
The project was recently completed in June of 2021. In addition to planning and design services, Asa is providing RPR construction project management and inspection services.
Services Provided:
Urban Design
Community Engagement
Historic Preservation Planning
Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction Drawings
Record Drawings
Bid Documents
Construction Administration
RPR Project Inspection and Management
Resident Project Representative
Client:
City of Chattanooga
1250 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Construction Budget:
$10.7-Million
Work Performed:
July 2017 to August 2018