Rivers In Tennessee

National Geographic Features East Tennessee

National Geographic unveils the �East Tennessee River Valley� Geotourism Mapguide�featuring our region in one of only 15 such projects in the world. Beginning now through August 8, 2011, the public is encouraged to go online to www.EastTNGeotourism.org and nominate destinations and events that include historic sites, parks, museums, restaurants, scenic byways, and wildlife areas that make our greater Chattanooga corridor to Knoxville and the Smoky Mountains such a great place to live, work, and play, as well as a world-class tourist destination.

City officials will make an announcement with a press reception on Friday, June 24�beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a walking tour from the south end of the Walnut Street Bridge and arriving at 6:00 p.m. at Outdoor Chattanooga (located near Coolidge Park, 200 River Street, 37405) with Mayor Ron Littlefield making the �first nomination� and remarks from National Geographic representative Jim Dion. The announcement will be followed by light refreshments and a tour of Outdoor Chattanooga, the first city-owned building with U.S. Green Building Council designation for environmentally friendly design. Media credentials required for entry.

The event coincides with the City of Chattanooga Office of Sustainability�s four-day conference with Citistates Group, a team of international journalists who provide in-depth coverage of regions around the world and best practices in ecology, economy, and culture moving forward in the 21st century.

Office of Sustainability Director David Crockett says, �As Chattanooga is gearing up for a regional long-range planning and visioning process, the National Geographic GeoTourism project is aligned with the Chattanooga region�s global leadership as one of the �Most Livable Cities� and an �Intelligent Community of the Year.� This is important in driving continued environmental and economic development for our area. Sustainable development is a key component of geotourism�it�s not just environmental, it also considers the economic and social impact of the tourism industry on our community. Chattanooga has already initiated Green Hospitality and Green Restaurant certification, as well as developing a network of greenways and blueways for outdoor recreation.

Rail for Rivers? Ralston Hopes To Negotiate With Tennessee — Peach ...

In an interview with WABE’s Denis O’Hayer, House Speaker David Ralston said economic development opportunities don’t always respect state lines, and that if Georgia and Tennessee could “think outside the box” and put some transportation enhancements to work for both states, we might get access to the portion of the  Tennessee River that

I’ve said all along that Mullis will come up with the idea (lol) that the Rail System could be built so that a water line can be added at the same time to supply water to Atlanta and a Rail System from Atlanta to Chatt. That way he will have supplied water, rail, and jobs for his District and we all know how hard he “Works” for us….lol…lol…

The state that is 49th in per capita transportation spending and won’t fund its own basic transporation needs (as evidenced by the T-SPLOST) is going to share state transportation assets with the state that’s 50th in per capita transportation spending. That’s synergy.

The whole problem with Ralston’s line of reasoning is that the state of Georgia has no intention of building passenger rail with Georgia dollars, and everyone knows it. The state wouldn’t even use a couple hundred million of it’s own funds to add to $100M in federal funds to implement commuter rail. There was a reason Georgia got virtually nothing in TIGER and TIGER II funding—no skin in the game. Atlanta at least had sense enough to learn from TIGER and pony up local money to get streetcar funding. (I expect the streetcar project they’re funding is will be a dud, and that won’t help when it comes to seeking federal funds in the future).

The talk of Georgia trading northwest Georgia high speed rail and Savannah port capacity, both presumably largely funded with federal dollars, for Tennessee water, is if anything likely to undermine federal funding prospects for Georgia high speed rail and Savannah port deepening.

The feds aren’t as stupid as conservative mantra would have it.

Rivers of Tennessee, Bee Cliff, Watauga River, Doe River, Wolf River, Nolichucky River, Little River, Little Tennessee River, Harpeth River

Tennessee Rivers, A Paddler's Guidebook

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