Building More Than a Park –
Chattanooga’s Lynnbrook Park puts equity at the center of its design By Paula M. Jacoby-Garrett
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his year’s NRPA Parks Build Community Project in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is well underway, with construction slated for completion in the spring of 2022. Located on the southeast side of the city, this project is focused on converting an empty lot with a history of flooding to a functional park with a restored stream that will serve as a central natural feature of the park. A benefit on several fronts; the surrounding Oak Grove community will have access to a place to gather, play and explore that it didn’t have previously, and the Works Project Administration-era drainage ditch will be restored into a natural meandering stream with rain gardens and natural, native plantings, enhancing the overall watershed, minimizing localized flooding and improving water quality for area residents.
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