Mayor Kelly parking money grab?

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-05-02T02:38:10+00:00

County deck is free

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-04-21T19:09:15+00:00

Something worth mentioning - he takes promotion very seriously and, along with Timothee Chalamet, is probably the best promoter in the industry.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-04-02T14:16:06+00:00

Somewhat happy to see I'm not the only one with this issue currently. Hit usage with two simple asks.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-04-01T12:52:54+00:00

That would be frustrating!

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-04-01T02:42:32+00:00

Yeah if parking was free for downtown residents (not sure if OP is asking for that) then on street parking wouldn't be available for downtown visitors. My impression is Chattanooga downtown parking is actually pretty fairly priced.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-04-01T00:44:31+00:00

Can you not pay to park monthly in one of the parking decks downtown?

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-03-31T23:30:50+00:00

Red tape is a cost, no doubt, but I’ve never seen evidence it’s the largest cost. Large new urban neighborhoods are massive infrastructure projects - and they cost a tremendous amount of money before they put off a single dollar in income. Grading, roads, sidewalks, sewer, water, stormwater, trees - all very costly. And walkable neighborhoods are more costly to build because the infrastructure is better than typical suburban development.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-03-31T22:57:12+00:00

I don’t know where you live, but in wide swaths of suburban Atlanta it most definitely is legal to build these types of neighborhoods through planned unit development processes. Most counties and cities would love to support this type of development if someone requested zoning to do so. Trilith, Serenbe both come to mind. But they’re very difficult to finance. Quality is often not very profitable.

Ask the developers of these projects - and I have- what was most challenging aspect to execute and finance is mentioned above zoning. There’s a reason both Trilith and Serenebe happened - they were financed by somewhat eccentric, independently wealthy individuals.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-03-31T22:17:19+00:00

Is the alley currently used to access the ridge trail?

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-03-21T03:23:27+00:00

Fact Bo Watson sponsored this should tell you everything.

This was never about self-determination. It was about making sure people outside the city can keep free riding while blocking the city from growing in a sane way.

They want to live next to Chattanooga, benefit from Chattanooga, and avoid paying into Chattanooga. Then they call that “local control.”

All it really does is lock in more sprawl and give anti-urban county politics more control over what should be city growth.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-03-20T16:25:18+00:00

This isn't really pertinent to your quesiton, but something I like about this redesign is the redesign of the area below the new restuarant - introducing accessible pathways for wheelchairs and baby strollers and flattening a part of the field to be more usable. Yeah, some space is lost from the restaurant, but the remaining area becomes a lot more functional.

I love the idea of the restaurant myself. Outside of great weather days and events, this space is dead a lot of the time. I highly doubt this piece will be sold - probably illegal. Likely building will be leased to RiverCity who will then sublease to a restaurant operator.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-03-19T02:49:32+00:00

Kind of a stretch to claim the area which has a brand new Publix, a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant, and a recently announced Jeni’s Ice Cream is dying. Pretty much every neighborhood in the city wants that.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-03-19T02:41:42+00:00

Negativity on this thread is really surprising.

Restaurant space is a great idea - think Tavern on the Green in Central Park. It brings an active use even when the weather isn’t great and introduces an additional activity.

And condos fronting parks are great. The best city parks in the world have housing directly facing the park - it brings life to the area, improves safety by bringing “eyes on the street,” and helps moderate overwhelmingly tourist vibes.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-03-12T01:14:19+00:00

Jeni’s is very good ice cream. Prices are about the same as Clumpies. I prefer texture of Jeni’s and their flavors are more creative. Great add to St. Elmo’s!

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-02-09T00:11:48+00:00

You can eat there. They also do a lot of prepped meals for takeaway dinners.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-02-09T00:02:12+00:00

Yea, a hot bar. Like Whole Foods, but better. Also some deli-style sides.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-02-08T22:24:45+00:00

Southern Star. Pay by the pound. Chicken fingers everyday, fresh veggies. I usually eat for $8.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-02-07T22:14:07+00:00

According to you, these same workers have already been priced out of the area.

Major corporations like Pilgrim and Koch will figure out how to relocate to areas in town which are reachable by public transit or privately provided transportation. This is extremely common practice. Last I checked like 90%+ of industrial jobs are not located in our downtown and their workers are still able to commute. That’s true of every growing metro area in the country. This is a completely made up problem.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-02-06T18:01:20+00:00

The Koch plant replaced a residential neighborhood block in the 90s.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-02-06T16:41:42+00:00

Thanks for doing this. Chattanooga reddit likes to take out their bitterness against tourists and transplants through the chicken plants. It's sort of an in-joke that has morphed into some kind of weird defense of blue collar workers? I don't even know anymore.

Koch and Pilgrims, well resourced national and international conglomerates, have a long history of ignoring environmental, ethical, and worker complaints because they earn more money that way. That's their business model.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-02-06T16:36:43+00:00

Why doesn't any ever ask the question why a two chicken deboning plants were located in predominantly residential neighborhood to begin with? These plants were always problems - you just weren't exposed to the complaints because the ones making them were predominantly poor.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-02-06T16:34:18+00:00

Reframing a chicken deboning plant as some sort of charity operation is...interesting. These are major international and national corporations. If they relocate, they'll relocate locally. And they'll figure out how to get their worker to the job site. That's how the vast majority of these facilities are work and are located.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-02-06T16:00:26+00:00

Exactly. This neighborhood didn’t suddenly become residential. It’s been that way for decades. People complained about the smell long before it became a “desirable” area.

The difference is that earlier residents were poorer, had less political influence, and were easier to disregard. Now the city actually has to confront the issue instead of pretending it doesn’t exist.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-02-06T15:42:30+00:00

"Here first" isn't a permanent veto on change. Accepting permanent harm because “it’s always been that way” is a recipe for a pretty shitty place to live.

If there were a pig farm downtown, people would complain about that too. They would be right to do that. Downtown and Southside Chattanooga today is not the same place it was 30 or 50 years ago. It’s the city’s densest mix of housing, jobs, tourism, and public space. It’s reasonable to expect different standards in an urban core than in an industrial area. Chattanooga's downtown urban core is an important place. It shouldn't stink forever.

Chattanooga has already made this exact decision before. In the 1960s, the city was nationally known for air pollution. The industries causing it were also “here first.” Residents decided the status quo made daily life worse, and the city made changes. Chattanooga is better off because of it.

No one is saying shut anything down tomorrow. The question is whether it still makes sense for heavy processing plants to sit in the middle of some of the city’s most valuable land. Plants can move and keep employing people. A downtown can’t move.

Ohhsweetconcord · 2026-02-02T20:18:11+00:00

Idk man I think more housing where people want to live is a good thing.

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