We’re sure it’s obvious by now that in our opinion, Chattanooga is the greatest city out there.
But we also know that there’s always room for improvement — in fact, our city is constantly getting better + has already come pretty far. (Remember when we were named the “worst city in the nation for particulate air pollution”? Yikes.) So when we stumbled across this Reddit thread asking about one thing you would change to make Chattanooga better, it inspired us to get the conversation going.
And who knows… maybe the City of Chattanooga, CARTA, Chattanooga Design Studio, River City Co., and other local organizations could make some of these changes happen. 👀
“The one thing that I would love to change seems like it would be pretty simple... get the traffic lights in sync! Especially the ones downtown. It’s so annoying when your light turns green just as the one the next block down is turning red.” — Reader AD
“A citywide public rail system that connects Hixson, Hamilton Place, Brainerd, and downtown.” — Chiyote
“...I’ll say I want more alternative, punk, goth shops in the area. We have plenty of generic boutiques, just please, one?” — Chab-is-a-plateau (Any aspiring alt. boutique entrepreneurs out there?)
“Glass recycling.” — Various_Panda5458 (Boy, do we have some exciting news for you — check out Olivine.)
“Greater density in the urban core, more PROTECTED bike lanes, less parking, and some pedestrian only streets.” — HS_sadness
“More of a nightlife scene and better transit to get around downtown… More of a music scene and things to do after dark that isn’t just going to a bar.” — Imaginary_Ad_5474
“In addition to better education and access to affordable housing, I’d love to see Chattanooga implement some tactical urbanism interventions to improve the aesthetic of the city...” — coldcoffeeplease
And, while we don’t think we could make this one happen, it did give us a giggle:
“No more mosquitos” — Indygoose
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